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The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

By: Edwin M. Bradley

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The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

By: Edwin M. Bradley

This study of early sound shorts begins with an explanation of the development of sound motion pictures in Hollywood by such influential companies as Warner Bros. and Fox, with an emphasis on short subjects, leading up to the first few months when all of the major studios were capable of producing them. The next chapters discuss the impact on other mass entertainments, the development of audible news reels and other non-fiction shorts, as well as the origins of animated sound subjects. A comprehensive list of pre-1932 American-made shorts completes the volume.

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McFarland

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1476606846

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9781476606842

The First Hollywood Musicals

A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932

By: Edwin M. Bradley

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The First Hollywood Musicals

A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932

By: Edwin M. Bradley

As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the talkie would be dazzled by the spectacle of a song and dance film. In 1929 and 1930, film musicals became the industry's most lucrative genre--until the greedy studios almost killed the genre by glutting the market with too many films that looked and sounded like clones of each other. From the classy movies such as Sunnyside Up and Hallelujah! to failures such as The Lottery Bride and Howdy Broadway, this filmography details 171 early Hollywood musicals. Arranged by subgenre (backstagers, operettas, college films, and stage-derived musical comedies), the entries include studio, release date, cast and credits, running time, a complete song list, any recordings spawned by the film, Academy Award nominations and winners, and availability on video or laserdisc. These data are followed by a plot synopsis, including analysis of the film's place in the genre's history. Includes over 90 photographs.

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McFarland

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0786420294

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9780786420292

Christian Satanic Verses

By: Edwin Nhliziyo

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Christian Satanic Verses

By: Edwin Nhliziyo

Think about it: Since the pope’s immediate boss is the Lord Jesus Christ: _________________ Would Jesus spend a night at the Vatican with all those symbols of sun god worship around? Would Jesus baptize children by pouring or sprinkling? Would Jesus enter a Catholic church with all those images that violate the second commandment? Would Jesus embrace some of the pope’s titles, including that of Pontifex Maximus conferred by Sol Invictus, the sun god? Would Jesus join the pope for Sunday worship instead of Saturday worship? The Answer to All These Questions Must Be a Resounding NO.

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Trafford Publishing

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1698705794

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9781698705798

Hardluck Ironclad

The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

By: Edwin C. Bearss

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The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

By: Edwin C. Bearss

On the morning of December 12, 1862, the Union gunboat Cairo, nosing her way up the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, triggered two Confederate demijohn mines. Within minutes the 512-ton ironclad had sunk six fathoms to the muddy bottom with no loss of life -- the first armored war vessel ever downed by an electronically activated mine. A whole new era of naval warfare had begun.In Hardluck Ironclad Edwin Bearss tells how he and two other Civil War historians discovered the Cairo almost a century later -- still intact at the bottom of the Yazoo, her big guns loaded and ready to fire, much of the gear aboard just as it was that December morning when the crew abandoned her -- and how, almost miraculously, she was later salvaged and restored.

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LSU Press

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0807106844

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9780807106846

SEALs at War

By: Edwin P. Hoyt

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SEALs at War

By: Edwin P. Hoyt

A look at the Navy SEALS describes their use by the military and discusses their experiences in such “theaters of operation” as Omaha Beach, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. The Dell War Series takes you onto the battlefield, into the jungles and beneath the oceans with unforgettable stories that offer a new look at the terrors and triumphs of America's war experience. Many of these books are eyewitness accounts of the duty-bound fighting man. From the intrepid foot soldiers, sailors, pilots, and commanders, to the elite warriors of the Special Forces, here are stories of men who fight because their lives depend on it.

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Dell

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0307570061

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9780307570062

Hollywood Musicals You Missed

Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s

By: Edwin M. Bradley

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Hollywood Musicals You Missed

Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s

By: Edwin M. Bradley

Pre-World War II Hollywood musicals weren't only about Astaire and Rogers, Mickey and Judy, Busby Berkeley, Bing Crosby, or Shirley Temple. The early musical developed through tangents that reflected larger trends in film and American culture at large. Here is a survey of select titles with a variety of influences: outsized songwriter personalities, hubbub over "hillbilly" and cowboy stereotypes, the emergence of swing, and the brief parade of opera stars to celluloid. Featured movies range from the smash hit Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), to obscurities such as Are You There? (1930) and Swing, Sister, Swing (1938), to the high-grossing but now forgotten Mountain Music (1937), and It's Great to Be Alive (1933), a zesty pre-Code musical/science-fiction/comedy mishmash. Also included are some of the not-so-memorable pictures made by some of the decade's greatest musical stars.

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McFarland

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1476639930

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9781476639932

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The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

The First Hollywood Musicals

The First Hollywood Musicals

Christian Satanic Verses

Christian Satanic Verses

Hardluck Ironclad

Hardluck Ironclad

SEALs at War

SEALs at War

Hollywood Musicals You Missed

Hollywood Musicals You Missed

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