An edition of The genius of the system
(2010)
The genius of the system
Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era
by Thomas Schatz
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The genius of the system: Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era
2010, University of Minnesota Press
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0816670102 9780816670109
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Table of Contents
Introduction: "the whole equation of pictures"
The 1920's: beginnings. Universal: the system takes shape
MGM: dawn of the Thalberg era
Selznick at MGM: climbing the executive ranks
Warner Bros.: talking their way to the top
1928-1932: the powers that be. Selznick at Paramount: from boom to bust
Universal: renaissance and retrenchment
MGM and Thalberg: alone at the top
Selznick at RKO: at the helm of a foundering studio
Warner Bros.: the Zanuck era
the 1930s: golden age. MGM in the mid-thirties: charmed interval
Selznick international pictures: going independent
Warner Bros.: power plays and prestige
Universal: playng both ends against the middle
MGM: life after Thalberg
Selznick and Hitchcock: balance of power
1941-1946: war boom. Warner Bros.: warfare at home and abroad
David O. Selznick Productions: packaging prestige
Universal: the best of both worlds
MGM: the high cost of quality
Selznick and Hitchcock: separate ways
1947-1960: decline. Warner Bros.: top of the world, end of the line
MGM: last gasp of the studio era
Universal: blueprint for the television age
Epilogue: into the new Hollywood.
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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