Boom and Bust

American Cinema in the 1940s

• Author(s): Thomas Schatz,
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Pages: 571
• ISBN_10: 0520221303
  ISBN_13: 9780520221307
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Entertainment , Performing Arts / General , Performing Arts / Film / General , Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism ,

Description:... Boom and Bust traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system—including the shift to independent production—and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period.