Screening the Stage: Case Studies of Film Adaptations of Stage Plays and Musicals in the Classical Hollywood Era, 1914-1956

by Steven Neale

Introduced by a comprehensive account of the factors governing the adaptation of stage plays and musicals in Hollywood from the early 1910s to the mid-to-late 1950s, Screening the Stage consists of a series of chapter-length studies of feature-length films, the plays and musicals on which they were based, and their remakes where pertinent. Founded on an awareness of evolving technologies and industrial practices rather than the tenets of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861967267
• ISBN13: 9780861967261
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: John Libbey & Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher