The Genius of the System: Hollywood Film-Making in the Studio Era

by Thomas Schatz

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A portrait of moviemaking in Hollywood's classic studio era, this study reveals the genius of a system of collaboration and confrontation, rather than viewing it as a business which stifles artistic talent. It focuses on four representative companies - Warner Bothers, MGM, Universal and Selznick international and traces their distinctive house styles and studio operations from the 1920s through to the 1950s. Thomas Schatz has also written "Hollywood Genres".
  • ISBN10 0671697080
  • ISBN13 9780671697082
  • Publish Date 1 September 1989
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 514
  • Language English