The Coming of Sound: A History

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgments vii
• Photographs ix
• Chapter 1 - A Preview 1
• Chapter 2 - The Preconditions for Innovation 7
• Chapter 3 - The Warner Bros. Innovate Sound 23
• Chapter 4 - William Fox Innovates Sound 47
• Chapter 5 - Warners' Blockbuster 55
• Chapter 6 - Paramount and Loew's Wait, and Then Make Their Deal 63
• Chapter 7 - The Rise of Rko 77
• Chapter 8 - The Diffusion of Sound in the United States 87
• Chapter 9 - Diffusion of Sound Throughout the World 105
• Chapter 10 - The Formation of the Studio System 115
• Chapter 11 - Mopping Up the Loose Ends 139
• Chapter 12 - The Coming of Sound 151

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgments vii
• Photographs ix
• Chapter 1 - A Preview 1
• Chapter 2 - The Preconditions for Innovation 7
• Chapter 3 - The Warner Bros. Innovate Sound 23
• Chapter 4 - William Fox Innovates Sound 47
• Chapter 5 - Warners' Blockbuster 55
• Chapter 6 - Paramount and Loew's Wait, and Then Make Their Deal 63
• Chapter 7 - The Rise of Rko 77
• Chapter 8 - The Diffusion of Sound in the United States 87
• Chapter 9 - Diffusion of Sound Throughout the World 105
• Chapter 10 - The Formation of the Studio System 115
• Chapter 11 - Mopping Up the Loose Ends 139
• Chapter 12 - The Coming of Sound 151
• Endnotes 155
• Index 175