The Great Depression on Film
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The Great Depression on Film

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The Great Depression on Film

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This book presents the Great Depression through the lens of 13 films, beginning with movies made during the Depression and ending with films from the 21st century, and encourages readers to examine the various depictions of this period throughout history. The Great Depression on Film is a unique guide to how the Great Depression was represented and is remembered, making it an excellent resource for students or anyone interested in film history or U.S. history. Each film is set in a different sector of American life, focusing on such topics as white supremacy, political protest, segregation, environmental degradation, crime, religion, the class system, and popular culture in the U.S. during the 1930s. This book is indispensable for clearing away misconceptions fostered by the movies while acknowledging the power of film in shaping public memory. The book separates fact from fiction, detailing where the movies are accurate and where they depart from reality, and places them in the larger context of historical and social events. Eyewitness or journalistic accounts are referenced and quoted in the text to help readers differentiate between ideas, attitudes, and events presented in the films, as well as the historical facts which inspired those films.

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Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2022
ISBN
9781440877148
Edition
1
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
Historia de Norteamérica

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Series Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chronology
  10. Chapter 1. Gabriel over the White House (1933)
  11. Chapter 2. My Man Godfrey (1936)
  12. Chapter 3. Black Legion (1937)
  13. Chapter 4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
  14. Chapter 5. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  15. Chapter 6. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
  16. Chapter 7. Sounder (1972)
  17. Chapter 8. Paper Moon (1973) and The Sting (1973)
  18. Chapter 9. Chinatown (1974)
  19. Chapter 10. Bound for Glory (1976)
  20. Chapter 11. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
  21. Chapter 12. Kansas City (1996)
  22. Chapter 13. Cinderella Man (2005)
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. About the Author