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The Red Rooster Scare: Making Cinema American, 1900-1910
Richard Abel
The Red Rooster Scare: Making Cinema American, 1900-1910
Richard Abel
Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization.
328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 15, 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780520214781 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 155 × 229 × 20 mm · 546 g |
Language | English |
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