A history of the movies (1931)

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CONTENTS xiii. HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND CENSORSHIP 281 xiv. "BIGGER AND BETTER PICTURES" 304 xv. THE SILENT FILM'S APEX 326 xvi. IN FOREIGN LANDS 348 xvii. TALKIES 362 xviii. SOUND AND FURY 388 xix. TODAY AND TOMORROW 406 INDEX 435 ILLUSTRATIONS 451