Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Te

by Foster Hirsch

Book Overview

A fascinating look at Hollywood's most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system--set against the boom of the post-World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age--and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts

"The definitive book on 1950s Hollywood." --Booklist

"Lavish. . . insightful, rich, expansive, penetrating." --Kirkus

Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307958922
• ISBN13: 9780307958921
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"