Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973
Author:   Kim R. Holston
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786460625


Pages:   382
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973


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Author:   Kim R. Holston
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9780786460625


ISBN 10:   0786460628
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface Overture 1. Parallel Distribution Systems 2. All Seats Reserved 3. The Talkies and Pre-War Era 4. Entr’acte: The War Years Lull 5. Roadshows Return 6. Escalation 7. The Golden Age 8. The Final Curtain Exit Music: The Legacy, Literally Appendices deleteA. Anomalies deleteB. Roadshows Released in the U.S., by Year deleteC. Roadshow Casts, Credits and Awards Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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a thorough, fascinating study of an area of motion picture distribution and exhibition that is unusual, archaic, and a part of cultural history. Highly recommended. --<i>Examiner.com</i>; valuable, highly readable...a vital and informative volume --<i>Cinema Retro</i>.


“a thorough, fascinating study of an area of motion picture distribution and exhibition that is unusual, archaic, and a part of cultural history. Highly recommended.”—Examiner.com; “valuable, highly readable...a vital and informative volume”—Cinema Retro.


Author Information

Kim R. Holston is a staff librarian in the multimedia department of Chester County Library, Exton, Pennsylvania where he assists the public seeking recommendations on motion pictures, audiobooks, eBooks, and music CDs. He has written or cowritten several books for McFarland.

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