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001 2012043378
003 DLC
005 20131205074743.0
008 121210s2013 ncua bq 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012043378
020 $a9780786460625 (softcover : acid-free paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1993.5.U6$bH5965 2013
082 00 $a384/.809730904$223
100 1 $aHolston, Kim R.,$d1948-
245 10 $aMovie roadshows :$ba history and filmography of reserved-seat limited showings, 1911-1973 /$cKim R. Holston.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2013]
300 $aviii, 374 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This work examines a film distribution system paralleling the rise of early features and persisting until 1972. The focus is on roadshows released in the United States but an appendix identifies international roadshows and films forecast but not released as roadshows. Included are plots, contemporary critical reaction, premiere date, production background, and methods of promotion--i.e., the ballyhoo"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.
504 $aIncludes filmography.
505 0 $aParallel distribution systems -- All seats reserved -- The talkies and pre-war era -- Entr'acte: the war years lull -- Roadshows return -- Escalation -- The golden age -- The final curtain -- Exit music: the legacy, literally.
650 0 $aMotion pictures$xDistribution$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aMotion picture industry$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aMotion picture audiences$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.