| Description |
xvii, 504 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The merger. The boy wonder ; A funny little man ; Three shaky little stars -- The perfection of silence. A studio style ; Wicked stepchildren ; A business of personalities ; Top of the heap ; "More stars than there are in heaven" -- The talkies. The golden silents ; All-talking, all-singing, all profitable ; The production code -- "His brain is the camera." Visiting royalty ; New morals for old ; The right to be wrong ; Hollywood Icarus -- The Thalberg unit. The new setup ; Honor with credit ; "To hell with art!" -- The crown prince of Hollywood. "Napoleon Thalberg" ; A feverish energy ; A labor of love ; The gods are jealous -- The legacy. Unfinished projects ; Marie Antoinette -- Epilogue. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject |
Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| Other Form: |
Original 9780520260481 (DLC)2009011534 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb08094 hdl |
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