The decline of sentiment : American film in the 1920s /
"Seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. Based upon extensive reading of trade papers and the popular press of the day, Lea Jacobs documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press,
©2008.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp62s |
Table of Contents:
- Toward a history of taste
- Hollywood naturalism
- Sophisticated comedy
- The male adventure story
- The seduction plot
- The romantic drama
- Afterword.