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Hollywood and the movies of the Fifties, the collapse of the studio system, the thrill of Cinerama, and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher--television, Foster Hirsch

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Hollywood and the movies of the Fifties

bibliography

1359031583

Foster Hirsch

the collapse of the studio system, the thrill of Cinerama, and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher--television

"A comprehensive study of the changing attitudes of America in the 1950s as reflected by the films of that decade"--, Provided by publisher

Showdown at Tiffany's -- The Fox -- A madman in charge -- All for love -- The man you love to hate -- The stix nix hix pix ... or do they? -- Who Is Y. Frank Freeman? -- Last man standing -- New game in town -- "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Cinerama!" -- "A lion in your lap, a lover in your arms" -- The miracle mirror screen -- The finer things/the bottom feeders -- Race films -- (Out of sight) -- At the Waldorf -- The red menace! -- On the other hand -- The senior class (I) -- The senior class (II) -- New faces (I) -- New faces (II) -- Darker than night -- The time for parting -- How do pharaohs speak? -- Magnificent obsessions -- The long distance runners -- In the beginning -- Epilogue : the lessons of the past

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