Musicals in film : a guide to the genre / Thomas S. Hischak.
| Author/creator | Hischak, Thomas S. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxvii, 449 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: who needs talking? -- Timeline of movie musicals -- Movie musical terms -- Movie musical genres -- History of the movie musical. The 1920s: learning to sing onscreen -- The 1930s: singing and dancing through a Depression -- The 1940s: musicals during a World War -- The 1950s: competing with television -- The 1960s: musicals during a revolution -- The 1970s: struggling to survive -- The 1980s and 1990s: looking for new forms for musicals -- Musicals since 2000: a rebirth of sorts. |
| Abstract | This guide introduces readers to movie musicals past and present, enabling them to experience the development of this American art form and discover the films with which it is associated. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Hischak, Thomas S. Musicals in film. Santa Barbara : Greenwood, 2016 9781440844225 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2016034331 |
| ISBN | 9781440844232 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1440844232 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hard copy ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (hard copy ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |