Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small-Screen Culture

by Andrea J. Kelley

Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small-Screen Culture is the first and only book to position what are called "Soundies" within the broader cultural and technological milieu of the 1940s. From 1940 to 1946, these musical films circulated in everyday venues, including bars, bowling alleys, train stations, hospitals, and even military bases. Viewers would pay a dime to watch them playing on the small screens of the Panoram jukebox. This book expands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081358633X
• ISBN13: 9780813586335
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher