American Cinema of the 1930s: Themes and Variations

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• American Cinema of the 1930s i
• Screen Decades American Culture/American Cinema ii
• American Cinema of the 1930s - Themes and Variations iii
• Dedication v
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Timeline the 1930s xi
• American Cinema of the 1930s xv
• Introduction - Movies and the 1930s 1
• 1930 - Movies and Social Difference 25
• 1931 - Movies and the Voice 48
• 1932 - Movies and Transgression 69
• 1933 - Movies and the New Deal in Entertainment 92
• 1934 - Movies and the Marginalized 117
• 1935 - Movies and the Resistance to Tyranny 139
• 1936 - Movies and the Possibility of Transcendence 162

• American Cinema of the 1930s i
• Screen Decades American Culture/American Cinema ii
• American Cinema of the 1930s - Themes and Variations iii
• Dedication v
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Timeline the 1930s xi
• American Cinema of the 1930s xv
• Introduction - Movies and the 1930s 1
• 1930 - Movies and Social Difference 25
• 1931 - Movies and the Voice 48
• 1932 - Movies and Transgression 69
• 1933 - Movies and the New Deal in Entertainment 92
• 1934 - Movies and the Marginalized 117
• 1935 - Movies and the Resistance to Tyranny 139
• 1936 - Movies and the Possibility of Transcendence 162
• 1937 - Movies and New Constructions of the American Star 182
• 1938 - Movies and Whistling in the Dark 206
• 1939 - Movies and American Culture in the Annus Mirabilis 227
• 1930–1939 - Select Academy Awards 253
• Works Cited - And Consulted 257
• Contributors 267
• Index 269