02317pam a2200349 a 4500 1462536 BJBSDDR 20240716144049.0 ta 861124s1988 nyua b 001 0 eng 86029304 0517565765 9780517565766 DLC DLC DLC eng eng n-us--- PN 1993.5 F512h 1988 384/.8/0973 Finler, Joel W. (Joel Waldo), 1938- 37264 The Hollywood story / Joel W. Finler ; research assistance by Bennett Finler. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, 1988. 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm. "Explores the American movie industry as a whole, from the silent era to the 1980s"--Jkt. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 290-291. This book is a record of the movie industry's greatest achievement, portrayed through facts, figures, charts, diagrams, and numerous photos, many in color. Part 1 explores the American movie industry as a whole, from the silent era to the 1980s. Tracing the development of Hollywood as the center of movie-making and the progress of movie theaters from nickelodeons to drive-ins and multiplexes, chapters cover every facet of the industry's growth, including the finances; the transition from silents to sound and the development of color; experiments with wide-screen processes; the producers, directors and stars; and the many other craftsmen and technicians behind all the major hits -- and the most expensive flops -- to come out of the studio era. Part 2 continues with in-depth portraits of each of the eight leading studios. Much of the information has never been published in collated form before; here it is used to tell the story of Hollywood through charts exploring every aspect of the relationship between finance and creativity that forms the basis of the industry's output. Part 3 contains more detailed statistics in simple, tabular form, together with a comprehensive index. Motion picture industry United States. Industria cinematográfica Estados Unidos 1505 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 76655 76655 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 PN 1993.5 F512h 1988 00000095752 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK