Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 (History of the American Cinema, 4)

Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 (History of the American Cinema, 4)

Editorial Reviews
Dana Polan, Film Quarterly
"[A] masterful delineation of the cultural-intellectual climate into which the sound film was inserted. . . . Crafton's analysis contributes not just to film history but to cultural studies more generally with its concern with the way ordinary consumers make use of their culture. . . . The Talkies is quite simply a wonderful book. It takes its place among the very top works of American film history."

Book Description
The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak.

Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 (History of the American Cinema, 4)

Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 (History of the American Cinema, 4),Donald Crafton,University of California Press,0520221281,Cinema/Film: Book,Film & Video - History & Criticism,General,History,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Sound motion pictures

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