{"product_id":"the-drive-in-guy-barefoot-9781501375019","title":"The Drive-In: Outdoor Cinema in 1950s America and the Popular Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emeaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a 'passion pit' or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of a film programme apparently limited to old, low-budget or independent films and characterising drive-in operators as industry outsiders. They retain a hold on the popular imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In \u003c\/i\u003eidentifies the mix of generations in the drive-in audience as well as accounts that articulate individual experiences, from the drive-in as a dating venue to a segregated space. Through detailed analysis of the film industry trade press, local newspapers and a range of other primary sources including archival records on cinemas and cinema circuits in Arkansas, California, New York State and Texas, this book examines how drive-ins were integrated into local communities and the film industry and reveals the importance and range of drive-in programmes that were often close to that of their indoor neighbours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Barefoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501375016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501375019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Guy Barefoot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974603460863,"sku":"9781501375019","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c3edc2e-ed6c-4d49-90fc-b12fc23faace.jpg?v=1750875514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-drive-in-guy-barefoot-9781501375019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}