The Perils of Moviegoing in America: 1896-1950 Contributor(s): Rhodes, Gary D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441110194 ISBN-13: 9781441110190 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 302.234 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (1.40 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the first fifty years of the American cinema, the act of going to the movies was a risky process, fraught with a number of possible physical and moral dangers. Film fires were rampant, claiming many lives, as were movie theatre robberies, which became particularly common during the Great Depression. Labor disputes provoked a large number of movie theatre bombings, while low-level criminals like murderers, molesters, and prostitutes plied their trades in the darkened auditoriums. That was all in addition to the spread of disease, both real (as in the case of influenza) and imagined (movie eyestrain). |