简介
This work describes the changing world of American popular culture from the first sound movies through the age of television. It describes the development of the movies, radio, and television, fitting the entertainment industry into the larger story of American history. In short vignettes, the book reveals the career patterns of people who became big movie, TV, or radio stars. Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson symbolize the early stars of sound movies. Groucho Marx and Fred Astaire represent the movie stars of the 1930s, and Jack Benny stands in for the 1930s performers who achieved their success on radio. Katharine Hepburn, a stage and film star, illustrates the cultural trends of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Humphrey Bogart and Bob Hope serve as examples of performers who achieved great success during the Second World War. Walt Disney, Woody Allen, and Lucille Ball, among others, become the representative figures of the postwar world. Through these vignettes, the reader comes to understand the development of American mass media in the twentieth century. -- Provided by publisher.
目录
Cover 1
Half-title 3
Series-title 5
Title 7
Copyright 8
Dedication 9
Contents 11
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 15
1 Sound Comes In, Vaudeville and Silent Pictures Go Out 17
The Warner Brothers and the Movie Industry 17
Vaudeville and the Movies 18
The Jewish Question 20
Early Movie Theaters 21
Early Movie Stars and Charlie Chaplin 22
Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer 27
Eddie Cantor, the Backstage Musical, and the Early Stars of Talking Pictures 29
Busby Berkeley Goes Hollywood 31
Conclusion 32
2 From Broadway to Hollywood with Groucho, Fred, and Ginger 34
The Movies and the Depression 34
The Movies and the Regulatory Impulse 35
The Marx Brothers 37
The Marx Brothers on Broadway 39
The Marx Brothers at Paramount 41
The Marx Brothers at MGM 44
The Marx Brothers in Decline 45
The Rise of Fred Astaire 46
Ginger and Fred 49
Conclusion 51
3 Radio Nights 53
Bing Crosby and the Crooners 53
The Origins of Commercial Network Radio 55
The Network and the Sponsor 58
Amos \u2018n\u2019 Andy 61
The Rise of Jack Benny 64
The Jack Benny Show 66
Conclusion 70
4 From the Thirties to the Forties with Kate, Bud, and Lou 71
The Rise of Katharine Hepburn 71
The Fall of Katharine Hepburn 74
An Excursion into Screwball Comedy 75
Hitting Bottom 76
The Revival of Katharine Hepburn 77
Hepburn in the 1940s 80
Abbott and Costello 81
Radio News and Debate on the Draft 83
Abbott and Costello at the Movies: The Return of Slapstick 84
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood 87
Conclusion 88
5 Bogie, Bob, and the Boys at War 90
The Wartime Musical 93
The War Movie 94
Casablanca 94
The Long Rise of Humphrey Bogart 98
Bogart Becomes a Star 101
Humphrey Bogart as Hollywood Citizen 103
Bob Hope 104
Bogart and Bacall 108
Conclusion 110
6 The Postwar Movie Scene 112
Postwar Problems 112
The Industry Responds 114
In Congress and on the Waterfront 115
Musicals 116
Marilyn Monroe 116
Some Like it Hot 118
The Apartment 121
Conclusion 123
7 Make Room for TV 124
The Diffusion of Television 124
From Radio to Television with Jack Benny 128
Groucho Marx Redux 130
Here\u2019s Lucy 133
Hollywood and Lucy 136
The Movie Industry and Television \u2013 The Adult Western 139
Perry Mason and American Freedom 140
A Slight Change in the Climate 141
Calling Doctor Kildare 142
Conclusion 143
8 Putting It Together Walt Disney Introduces the Baby Boom to Television 145
Walt Disney\u2019s Rise to Fame 145
Snow White and the First Feature-ength Cartoons 148
The Strike 152
Disney\u2019s Return to Full-length Features 155
Disneyland on TV 157
True Life Adventures 159
The Mickey Mouse Club, Davy Crockett, and Disneyland 160
Disneyland the Theme Park 162
Expanding the Empire and Consolidating Success 165
9 The End of an Era? 167
Radio in the Post-Network Age 168
Movies and Movie Stars in the Post-Studio Era \u2013 The Case of Woody Allen 169
Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, and the Return of the Hollywood Musical 174
The Graduate 177
Television in the Modern Age 178
Conclusion 180
Notes 183
1. Sound Comes In, Vaudeville and Silent Pictures Go Out 183
2. From Broadway to Hollywood with Groucho, Fred, and Ginger 186
3. Radio Nights 190
4. From the Thirties to the Forties with Kate, Bud, and Lou 193
5. Bogie, Bob, and the Boys at War 197
6. The Postwar Movie Scene 200
7. Make Room for TV 201
8. Putting It Together: Walt Disney Introduces the Baby Boom to Television 205
9. The End of an Era? 209
Movie, Radio, and TV Listings 211
Index 213
Half-title 3
Series-title 5
Title 7
Copyright 8
Dedication 9
Contents 11
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 15
1 Sound Comes In, Vaudeville and Silent Pictures Go Out 17
The Warner Brothers and the Movie Industry 17
Vaudeville and the Movies 18
The Jewish Question 20
Early Movie Theaters 21
Early Movie Stars and Charlie Chaplin 22
Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer 27
Eddie Cantor, the Backstage Musical, and the Early Stars of Talking Pictures 29
Busby Berkeley Goes Hollywood 31
Conclusion 32
2 From Broadway to Hollywood with Groucho, Fred, and Ginger 34
The Movies and the Depression 34
The Movies and the Regulatory Impulse 35
The Marx Brothers 37
The Marx Brothers on Broadway 39
The Marx Brothers at Paramount 41
The Marx Brothers at MGM 44
The Marx Brothers in Decline 45
The Rise of Fred Astaire 46
Ginger and Fred 49
Conclusion 51
3 Radio Nights 53
Bing Crosby and the Crooners 53
The Origins of Commercial Network Radio 55
The Network and the Sponsor 58
Amos \u2018n\u2019 Andy 61
The Rise of Jack Benny 64
The Jack Benny Show 66
Conclusion 70
4 From the Thirties to the Forties with Kate, Bud, and Lou 71
The Rise of Katharine Hepburn 71
The Fall of Katharine Hepburn 74
An Excursion into Screwball Comedy 75
Hitting Bottom 76
The Revival of Katharine Hepburn 77
Hepburn in the 1940s 80
Abbott and Costello 81
Radio News and Debate on the Draft 83
Abbott and Costello at the Movies: The Return of Slapstick 84
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood 87
Conclusion 88
5 Bogie, Bob, and the Boys at War 90
The Wartime Musical 93
The War Movie 94
Casablanca 94
The Long Rise of Humphrey Bogart 98
Bogart Becomes a Star 101
Humphrey Bogart as Hollywood Citizen 103
Bob Hope 104
Bogart and Bacall 108
Conclusion 110
6 The Postwar Movie Scene 112
Postwar Problems 112
The Industry Responds 114
In Congress and on the Waterfront 115
Musicals 116
Marilyn Monroe 116
Some Like it Hot 118
The Apartment 121
Conclusion 123
7 Make Room for TV 124
The Diffusion of Television 124
From Radio to Television with Jack Benny 128
Groucho Marx Redux 130
Here\u2019s Lucy 133
Hollywood and Lucy 136
The Movie Industry and Television \u2013 The Adult Western 139
Perry Mason and American Freedom 140
A Slight Change in the Climate 141
Calling Doctor Kildare 142
Conclusion 143
8 Putting It Together Walt Disney Introduces the Baby Boom to Television 145
Walt Disney\u2019s Rise to Fame 145
Snow White and the First Feature-ength Cartoons 148
The Strike 152
Disney\u2019s Return to Full-length Features 155
Disneyland on TV 157
True Life Adventures 159
The Mickey Mouse Club, Davy Crockett, and Disneyland 160
Disneyland the Theme Park 162
Expanding the Empire and Consolidating Success 165
9 The End of an Era? 167
Radio in the Post-Network Age 168
Movies and Movie Stars in the Post-Studio Era \u2013 The Case of Woody Allen 169
Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, and the Return of the Hollywood Musical 174
The Graduate 177
Television in the Modern Age 178
Conclusion 180
Notes 183
1. Sound Comes In, Vaudeville and Silent Pictures Go Out 183
2. From Broadway to Hollywood with Groucho, Fred, and Ginger 186
3. Radio Nights 190
4. From the Thirties to the Forties with Kate, Bud, and Lou 193
5. Bogie, Bob, and the Boys at War 197
6. The Postwar Movie Scene 200
7. Make Room for TV 201
8. Putting It Together: Walt Disney Introduces the Baby Boom to Television 205
9. The End of an Era? 209
Movie, Radio, and TV Listings 211
Index 213
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