Song in the Dark The Birth of the Musical Film

Name: Song in the Dark The Birth of the Musical Film
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ISBN: 9780195377347

ISBN-10: 0195377346

ISBN-13: 9780195377347

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Richard Barrios

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Drawing on meticulous research, sharp wit, and insightful analysis, Richard Barrios illuminates the origins of the movie musical in this extensively revised and updated edition of his highly acclaimed A Song in the Dark. From Warner Bros. and Jolson, to the Oscar-winning Broadway Melody and beyond, here is the whole funny and peculiar history of these films, their creators, and their audiences. Ranging from the smash hits of The Singing Fool and Sunny Side Up to bizarre flops like Golden Dawn and Cecil B. DeMille's Madam Satan, they form a body of work unlike anything else in the history of popular entertainment. Here too are legendary performers, directors, and composers: from Fannie…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/11/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction



Vitaphone Prelude



The Sound Barrier



"You Were Meant for Me"



On with the Show!p75



Finding a Voice



Dueling Mammies



Hollywood, Revued



Broadway Babies



"With All Its Original Stage Enchantment"



Just Imagine



The Cuckoos



Of Viennese Nights and Golden Dawns



Is It a Musical?



The March of Time



Voices in the Wilderness



"We're in the Money"



The Past as Prologue


Finale


Acknowledgments



Notes on Lost Films



A Selective Discography: The First Musicals on Record


Source Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index