Celluloid : the film to-day (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Celluloid : the film to-day
Date:
1931
Publisher:
London : Longmans, Green and Co.
Volume:
Celluloid : the film to-day
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENT PAGE ix xiii INTRODUCTION THE FILM TO-DAY 3 THE PRODUCERS AND THE PUBLIC . 7 DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIALOGUE FILM • i5 THE PROBLEM OF UNIVERSAL APPEAL 22 STORY SHORTAGE CRISIS . . 26 THE AMERICAN FILM • 36 THE BRITISH FILM • 43 PROPAGANDA AND THE CINEMA . . 46 CINEMA AND EDUCATION . . 62 REPERTORY FILM MOVEMENT . 66 THE CREATIVE CINEMA . • 72 REVIEWS " CITY LIGHTS " 85 " THE THREEPENNY OPERA " 105 " ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT " . 120 " EARTH " 135 " CIMARRON " , 154 " TELL ENGLAND " 169 " LE MILLION " 181 " TRADER HORN " 196