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The Great Depression on film

Title
The Great Depression on film / David Luhrssen.
Author
Luhrssen, David
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2022]

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Description
xxxii, 195 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book presents the Great Depression through the lens of 13 films, beginning with movies made during the Depression and ending with films from the 21st century, and encourages readers to examine the various depictions of this period throughout history"--
Series Statement
Hollywood history
Uniform Title
Hollywood history.
Subject
  • 1929
  • Motion pictures > United States > History
  • Depressions > 1929 > United States
  • Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States
  • Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States
  • Depressions
  • Motion pictures
  • Motion pictures > Political aspects
  • Motion pictures > Social aspects
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Gabriel of the White House (1933) -- My man Godfrey (1936) -- Black Legion (1937) -- Grapes of wrath (1940) -- The night of the hunter (1955) -- They shoot horses, don't they (1969) -- Sounder (1972) -- Paper moon/The sting (1973) -- Chinatown (1974) -- Bound for glory (1976) -- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) -- Kansas City (1996) -- Cinderella Man (2005)
Call Number
MFL 22-109
ISBN
  • 9781440877131
  • 1440877130
LCCN
2022025792
OCLC
1334726706
Author
Luhrssen, David, author.
Title
The Great Depression on film / David Luhrssen.
Publisher
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Hollywood history
Hollywood history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1929
Research Call Number
MFL 22-109
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