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From the Headlines to Hollywood
The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros.
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2016
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More than any other studio, Warner Bros. used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America that was different from the usual buoyant Hollywood fare. The studio took seriously Harry Warner’s mandate that their films had a duty to educate and demonstrate key values of free speech, religious tolerance, and freedom of the press. This attitude was most aptly demonstrated in films produced by the studio between 1927 and 1941—a period that saw not only the arrival of sound in film but also the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and increased concern about fascism in the lead-up to World War II.
In From the Headlines to Hollywood: The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros.,Chris Yogerstexplores how “the only studio with any guts” established the groundwork and perfected formulas for social romance dramas, along with gangster, war, espionage, and adventure films. In this book, the author discusses such films as ThePublic Enemy, Little Caesar, G-Men, The Life of Emile Zola, Angels with Dirty Faces,and Confessions of a Nazi Spy, illustrating the ways in which their plots truly were “ripped from the headlines.”
While much of what has been written about Warner Bros. has focused on the plots of popular films or broad overviews of the studio’s output, this volume sets these in the larger context of the period, an era in which lighthearted fare competed with gritty realism. From the Headlines to Hollywood will appeal to readers with interests in film history, social history, politics, and entertainment.
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Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-6245-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-6246-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
227
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Doorway to the Depression No access Pages 1 - 24
2 Gangsters, Dames, and Controversy No access Pages 25 - 42
3 From the Depot to the Chain Gang No access Pages 43 - 64
4 Sexy Dames, Musicals, and Angry Catholics No access Pages 65 - 90
5 Flirting with Censors No access Pages 91 - 102
6 G-Men and Censor-friendly Heroes No access Pages 103 - 118
7 Legions on the Horizon No access Pages 119 - 134
8 Moguls with Angry Faces No access Pages 135 - 148
9 Confessions of Leon Turrou and Changing Attitudes of War No access Pages 149 - 162
Conclusion No access Pages 163 - 178
Notes No access Pages 179 - 216
Bibliography No access Pages 217 - 222
Index No access Pages 223 - 226
About the Author No access Pages 227 - 227
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