Main Street Movies: The History of Local Film in the United States

by Martin Johnson

Book Overview

"See yourself in the movies "

Prior to the advent of the home movie camera and the ubiquitousness of the camera phone, there was the local film. This cultural phenomenon, produced across the country from the 1890s to the 1950s, gave ordinary people a chance to be on the silver screen without leaving their hometowns. Through these movies, residents could see themselves in the same theaters where they saw major Hollywood motion pictures. Traveling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253032539
• ISBN13: 9780253032539
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher