When Warners Brought Broadway to Hollywood, 1923-1939. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Shingler.
• Authors: Shingler, Martin
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 A Warner Bros. Story Retold; References; Chapter 2 Broadway on Film: The Gold Diggers (Beaumont 1923); From Breede Wegh to Broadway; From Belasco on Film to The Gold Diggers on Broadway; Avery Hopwood, Broadwayâ#x80;#x99;s Most Successful Playwright of 1920; A Newly Incorporated Warner Bros. Creates an Acting Company; References; Chapter 3 Lubitschâ#x80;#x99;s The Marriage Circle (1924); Ernst Lubitsch, the Marriage Circle and a Tightly Controlled Acting Ensemble; Early Twentieth-Century Acting Styles on the American Stage and Screen The Lubitsch LegacyReferences; Chapter 4 The Best of Broadway at Warner Bros., 1924â#x80;#x93;1929; John Barrymore, Star of Stage and Screen; Beau Brummel, a Showcase for Barrymoreâ#x80;#x99;s Image and Acting; Barrymore, a Star of Silent and Sound Pictures; The Sound of Broadway at Warner Bros.; References; Chapter 5 The George Arliss Star Company at Warners, 1929â#x80;#x93;1933; George Arliss on Stage and Screen (Silent and Sound); The All-Talking Disraeli (Green 1929); The Arliss Star Company at Warner Bros. in the Early 1930s; Star Mentor; The Refinement of Talking Pictures; References Chapter 6 Broadway on a Budget: Gold Diggers of 1933 (LeRoy 1933) and Lilly Turner (Wellman 1933)All-Star Pictures on a Shoestring, 1932â#x80;#x93;1934; Ruth Chattertonâ#x80;#x99;s Star Vehicles, 1932â#x80;#x93;1934; Chattertonâ#x80;#x99;s Performance of Listlessness and Drunkenness in the Naturalist Drama Lilly Turner (1933); The Critical Reception of Lilly Turner in 1933; Stars and a Stock Company Drawn from Broadway; References; Chapter 7 The Petrified Forest: A Drama for Broadway and Hollywood, 1935â#x80;#x93;1936; A Broadway Play for Leslie Howard; The Characters and Plot of The Petrified Forest A Broadway Play on Screen in 1936References; Chapter 8 Warnersâ#x80;#x99; Prestige Drama Queen: Bette Davis, 1937â#x80;#x93;1939; Portraying a Gallery of Strong and Independent Women; The Serious Business of Modern Star Acting; References; Chapter 9 Reviewing Warnersâ#x80;#x99; Production of Broadway-Based Prestige Pictures of the 1920s and 1930s; Some Modern Actors Momentarily Defy the Conventions of Realism in Warnersâ#x80;#x99; Prestige Pictures; Some Remaining Questions; Summary; References; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Springer Science and Business Media Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.430973; Culture -- Study and teaching; Motion pictures -- United States; Motion pictures -- History; Motion picture acting; Theater; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Culture -- Study and teaching; Motion picture acting; Motion pictures; Theater; Performing Arts -- Acting & Auditioning; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism; Performing Arts -- Theater -- General; Social Science -- General; Films, cinema; Theatre studies; Cultural studies; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137406583; 1137406585
• Related ISBNs: 9781137406576; 1137406577
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 7, 2018).
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