Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940sUniversity of California Press, 23 lis 1999 - 571 Boom and Bust traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system—including the shift to independent production—and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Motion Picture Industry in 19401941 | 11 |
The Hollywood Studio System in 19401941 | 41 |
Prewar Stars Genres and Production Trends | 79 |
The Motion Picture Industry During World War II | 131 |
The Hollywood Studio System 19421945 | 169 |
Wartime Stars Genres and Production Trends | 203 |
The Office of War Information | 262 |
Documenting the 1940s | 397 |
Television and Hollywood in the 1940s | 422 |
Experimental and AvantGarde Cinema in the 1940s | 445 |
Total Number of Theaters in the United States 19401950 | 461 |
Exhibitors Poll of Top Ten BoxOffice Stars 19401949 | 469 |
National Board of Review 19401949 | 479 |
Bibliography | 527 |
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The Postwar Motion Picture Industry | 285 |
The Hollywood Studio System 19461949 | 329 |
Postwar Stars Genres and Production Trends | 353 |
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