The Glamour Factory: Inside Hollywood's Big Studio System

by Ronald L. Davis

Book Overview

In its heyday Hollywood's big studio system mirrored the corporate ideology that catapulted the United States into economic prominence. By the mid-1920s power was consolidated into four major studios:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870743589
• ISBN13: 9780870743580
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Southern Methodist Univ Pr
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Best book on Hollywood I've ever read

Did you know Coco Chanel designed costumes for three films? Do you know the difference between a first, second, and third AD? Do you know what a key light is? Can you tell the difference between a Paramount film and an MGM film? This book addresses them all beautifully and entertainingly. It is immensely readable and is based on oral histories kept in the collections of SMU -- all the Hollywood greats are quoted extensively. The book is broken down into logical chapters (actors, costumes, music, the set, etc) and you'll have trouble putting it down. Good for any film buff's collection.