John Hamrick's Blue Mouse Cinemas : Independent Exhibition and Influence in t...

by Aronson, Michael

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John Hamrick's Blue Mouse Cinemas : Independent Exhibition and Influence in the Studio Era, Hardcover by Aronson, Michael, ISBN 1804131393, ISBN-13 9781804131398, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK John Hamrick's Blue Mouse Cinemas offers a unique, in-depth case study of regional independent film exhibition in the American Pacific Northwest. Focusing on the silent and early sound periods, this book provides important evidence of the ways an independent entrepreneur, John Hamrick--a charismatic if highly flawed theatre-owner and card-carrying Klansman--could influence Hollywood film culture, as well as exhibition and distribution patterns both within and beyond his region of operation. The Blue Mouse(s) were a set of charmingly same-named theaters that, beginning in 1920, Hamrick built, opened, and operated across the Pacific Northwest: in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and Astoria. In addition to the Mouses, Hamrick would at various times own, in full or in partnership, dozens of other movie houses across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. But the Mouses were always his marque theaters, and ultimately those most closely associated with his theatrical persona, both regionally and within the wider industry. This book helps us understand the unexplored role and influence of American indie small-chain exhibitors as they continually balanced local and national interests in the name of profitably providing entertainment. The Blue Mouse theaters were part of a well-networked commercial web w

• ISBN: 9781804131398
• Condition: Fine

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