{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-1910s-charlie-keil-9780813544458","title":"American Cinema of the 1910s: Themes and Variations","description":"It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood.\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1910s\u003c\/i\u003e explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlie Keil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813544459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813544458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Charlie Keil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080025829631,"sku":"9780813544458","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc89d6f9-afdb-42bc-a70d-b2cf3809fad2.jpg?v=1685484515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-1910s-charlie-keil-9780813544458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}