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RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born by Richard B Jewell: New
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Item specifics
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- Book Title
- RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born
- Publication Date
- 2012-04-01
- Pages
- 340
- ISBN
- 9780520271791
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520271793
ISBN-13
9780520271791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110996760
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Rko Radio Pictures : a Titan Is Born
Publication Year
2012
Subject
Film / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.3 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-047718
Reviews
"Jewell not only makes great use of this primary material, but presents a clear, fair-minded narrative that puts the facts into proper context."-- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy, _Jewell is the foremost authority on RKO, one of the major studios of the classic Hollywood era. . . . The author is clear and candid. . . . A readable, thought-provoking analysis._, _It is rare for a scholar to have access to all the papers necessary to tell a story like this, from a corporation_s inception onwards. Jewell not only makes great use of this primary material, but presents a clear, fair-minded narrative that puts the facts into proper context._, Jewell not only makes great use of this primary material, but presents a clear, fair-minded narrative that puts the facts into proper context.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
384/.806579494
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Introduction 1. "Master Showmen of the World": Prehistory and the Formation of the Company 2. "It's RKO--Let's Go": The Brown-Schnitzer-LeBaron Regime (1929-1931) 3. "Failure on the installment plan, a ticket at a time": The Aylesworth-Kahane-Selznick Regime (1932-1933) 4. "All this is very distressing to me": The Aylesworth-Kahane-Cooper Regime (1933-1934) 5. "He feels the company is unsettled": The Aylesworth-McDonough-Kahane Regime (1934-1935) 6. "An awfully long corner": The Spitz-Briskin Regime (1936-1937) 7. "Plaything of industry": The Spitz-Berman Regime (1938) 8. "The company's best interest": The Schaefer-Berman Regime (1939) 9. "Quality pictures are the lifeblood of this business": The Schaefer-Edington Regime (1940-1941) 10. "Crossing wires": The Schaefer-Breen Regime (1941-1942) Appendix: "The Whole Equation of Pictures" Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
One of the "Big Five" studios of Hollywood's golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from King Kong and Citizen Kane to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. But its own story also provides a fascinating case study of film industry management during one of the most vexing periods in American social history. RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan is Born offers a vivid history of a thirty-year roller coaster of unstable finances, management battles, and artistic gambles. Richard Jewell has used unparalleled access to studio documents generally unavailable to scholars to produce the first business history of RKO, exploring its decision-making processes and illuminating the complex interplay between art and commerce during the heyday of the studio system. Behind the blockbuster films and the glamorous stars, the story of RKO often contained more drama than any of the movies it ever produced.
LC Classification Number
PN1999.R3J46 2012
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- r***w (229)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was lost in delivery- but after some communication, seller was understanding and provided a refund. I ordered another and had it sent elsewhere. My main issue was that it felt as if I was getting automated responses at first!! Please have humans review human inquiries!! It was painstaking explaining the situation to an A.I. who only repeats unhelpful replies. Thanks again!! Otherwise. Great price! Great seller!
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