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The Art of Selling Movies by McElwee, John, author is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Art of Selling Movies about?
The Art of Selling Movies presents the first-ever look at 60 years of newspaper advertising for motion pictures great and small. These ads created by Hollywood and adapted by local and regional exhibitors motivated patrons to leave their homes, part with precious income, and spend time in the dark. Because of the high stakes involved, theater operators used wildly creative means to make that happen. They made movie advertising equal parts art and psychology, appealing to every human instinct (es
Who reads The Art of Selling Movies?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- McElwee, John, author
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : GoodKnight Books, an imprint of Paladin Communications
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780998376349
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Business, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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