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History of the American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939 (History of the American Cinema) by Tino Balio is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is History of the American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939 (History of the American Cinema) about?

An illustrated, scholarly investigation of the genesis and development of American film, prepared with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Grand Design, the fifth in the series, studies the advent of colour, big musicals, the studio system and the beginning of institutionalized censorship which made the thirties the defining decade for Hollywood, the decade that ended with The Greatest Year in Motion Pictures (1939) - the year of Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Mr Smith Goes to Washington and other classics. This reference series should become the standard source in every library.

Who reads History of the American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939 (History of the American Cinema)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tino Balio
Publisher
Scribner; Collier Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International; Charles Scribner's Sons
Published
1993
Language
EN
ISBN
9780684195858
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Business, Literary Fiction, Sports
Rating
4.23 / 5 (3 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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