The new spirit in the cinema (1930)

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Record Details:

Title:
The new spirit in the cinema
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London : Harold Shaylor
Volume:
The new spirit in the cinema
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:
July 04, 2024
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Chap. CONTENTS TABLE vn Page Present-day Society (a) Economic : Crime. (&) Social: Sex. (c) American Comedy : 171 The true laughter of America. (d) European and English PostWar Civilisations 172 Propaganda. Advertisement. Selling. Patriotism. Nationalism. War. Sex. Crime. Intense sensationalism has had the effect of leading producers to put, unintentionally, scientific values into pictures. Hence unintentional contributions to warology, sexology and criminology and religion 175 (e) The Evil That They Do 204 (a) History without an historical background 204 (6) Medicine according to Hollywood 208 PART III THE REVOLUTION VI The Talking Picture 217 (a) Summary ----- 217 (&) Why a Revolution? 220 (c) What is the cause? ---- 224 (d) What is it like? 227 (e) What is the effect? ---- 230 The sudden change of the whole field of the Cinema Industry; of policy, principles and methods. Changes considered. New problems. New tools to resolve them. New American strategy to control the world market. Advance on the largest scale headed by the Western Electric. The lingual problem. Beginning of the Cinema Armageddon.