American Cinema of the 1910s : : Themes and Variations / / ed. by Ben Singer, Charlie Keil.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Abel, Richard,; Bowser, Eileen,; DeBauche, Leslie Midkiffe,; Grieveson, Lee,; Keil, Charlie,; King, Rob,; Latham, James,; Simmon, Scott,; Singer, Ben,; Stamp, Shelley,
• HerausgeberIn: Keil, Charlie,; Singer, Ben,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Screen Decades: American Culture/America
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 33

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. The essays in American Cinema of the 1910s 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline: The 1910s -- Introduction: Movies and the 1910s -- 1910: Movies, Reform, and New Women -- 1911: Movies and the Stability of the Institution -- 1912: Movies, Innovative Nostalgia, and Real-Life Threats -- 1913: Movies and the Beginning of a New Era -- 1914: Movies and Cultural Hierarchy -- 1915: Movies and the State of the Union -- 1916: Movies and the Ambiguities of Progressivism -- 1917: Movies and Practical Patriotism -- 1918: Movies, Propaganda, and Entertainment -- 1919: Movies and Righteous Americanism -- Sources for Films -- Works Cited and Consulted -- Contributors -- Index