Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio (Jewish Lives) (Jewish Lives (Yale))

by MR David Thomson

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From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, behind the scenes at the legendary Warner Brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of American fantasy

Warner Bros charts the rise of an unpromising film studio from its shaky beginnings in the early twentieth century through its ascent to the pinnacle of Hollywood influence and popularity. The Warner Brothers-Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack-arrived in America as unschooled Jewish immigrants, yet they founded a studio that became the smartest, toughest, and most radical in all of Hollywood.

David Thomson provides fascinating and original interpretations...Read more
  • ISBN10 0300231334
  • ISBN13 9780300231335
  • Publish Date 8 August 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Yale University Press
  • Format eBook
  • Language English