The Lost Jungle by Guy Barefoot
The main question addressed in this book: why has the Hollywood sound serial received so little scholarly attention? The sound serial was extremely popular in the 1930s and 1940s, with serials made by companies such as Universal and Columbia. At children's matinees they were enthusiastically received, but were also part of a regular programme of neighbourhood cinemas in the United States. Eventually, this phenomenon went global and was a popular alternative to a feature film, regardless of whether they were screened individually or in a single sitting. Many works on the sound serial are written both by and for fans, with little more than a collection of image stills and brief summaries. Here, the author presents a thorough analysis based on detailed historical research, focusing on the period between 1930, when serials were born, and 1946, when Universal stopped their production. As well as exploring particular films, the author situates them in American film culture and societal practice of film viewing. The production of the serials is also considered, examining how it drew upon previous conventions such as silent cinema and melodrama. This book will be a vital component in the study of American film, as it explores a previously untouched niche in great detail, offering an accessible yet academic perspective on the growth and decline of Hollywood sound serials.-
The Great Art Of Light And Shadow
-
Alternative Film Culture in Interwar Britain
-
The Holocaust and Hollywood Studios
-
Finding Birt Acres
-
Going to the Movies
-
Reading the Cinematograph
-
The B&C Kinematograph Company and British Cinema
-
Silent Features
-
Picturegoers
-
Screening Europe in Australasia
-
The World According To Hollywood,1918-1939
-
Young And Innocent?
-
Multimedia Histories
-
British Cinema and Middlebrow Culture in the Interwar Years
-
Charles Urban
-
Hollywood, Westerns And The 1930S
-
Marketing Modernity
-
The Appreciation of Film
-
Celluloid War Memorials
-
Decoding the Movies
-
Bill Douglas
-
Film, Cinema, Genre
-
Popular Filmgoing in 1930s Britain
-
The Big Show
-
John Hamrick’s Blue Mouse Cinemas
-
Cecil Hepworth and the Rise of the British Film Industry 1899-1911
-
The Screen Censorship Companion
-
A Chorus Of Raspberries
-
Legitimate Cinema
-
'Film Europe' and 'Film America'
-
Cinema on the Front Line
-
Parallel Tracks
Guy Barefoot is Associate Professor in Film Studies, and Director of Studies, History of Art and Film, School of Arts, University of Leicester, UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780859898874 |
| ISBN 10 | 0859898873 |
| Title | The Lost Jungle |
| Author | Guy Barefoot |
| Series | Exeter Studies In Film History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Exeter |
| Year published | 2017-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |