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The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s by Mark
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- ISBN-13
- 9781476683133
- Book Title
- The Soundies
- ISBN
- 9781476683133
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Soundies : a History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s
- Item Height
- 1.8in
- Item Length
- 11in
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Item Width
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 82.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 893 Pages
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The 1940s saw a brief yet audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat 'King' Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. For the first time, the history of these early music videos is explored in depth.
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Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
1476683131
ISBN-13
9781476683133
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14057262447
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Soundies : a History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
893 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
82.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pn1992.8.M87
Reviews
"For a remarkably comprehensive work on those films, the two volume book The Soundies by film archivist and historian Mark Cantor really cannot be equaled... The amount of research that went into this work is quite astounding... Cantor's writing style is lively, accessible and, while filled with information, quite colorful and affectionate towards the subject... The storytelling is warm and consistently interesting... Includes everything one would ever want to know about these priceless and fun times in a very readable fashion."-- Syncopated Times, "It's an intriguing concept: an oversized, seven-foot-tall jukebox with a 22-by-17-inch screen positioned at eye level. In the 1940s, customers at a bar or restaurant could put in a dime and watch and listen to three-minute musical films called 'soundies.' Musicologist Cantor provides interviews with former performers and a technical history of the making and marketing of soundies....For 10 cents, twice the cost of a regular jukebox, people could watch celebrities, such as Nat King Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, and Les Paul perform, and see stars such as Alan Ladd, Doris Day, Gloria Grahame, and Cyd Charisse make their first screen appearances....[This is] a detailed catalogue of 1,880 soundies, their production and casting notes, and more."-- Library Journal
Table of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Forewords by Leonard Maltin and Will Friedwald Preface Introduction Part One: History and Development 1. The Soundies Experience 2. Soundies Fundamentals 3. Early Antecedents--A Brief History 4. Research and Development 5. Just Shy of Making It 6. Techniprocess and Featurettes 7. The Mills Novelty Company, the Soundies Distributing Corporation of America and the Mills Panoram 8. The Production Process 9. The Production Companies 10. The Interviews Part Two: The Soundies Inventory The Catalog Soundies Miniature Revue (X reissues) The Soundies Performers and Session Descriptions Part Three: Conclusions Part Four: Other Inventories Appendices Recording Sessions Production Number and Company Identifications Release Dates Sideline Extras Bibliography Index Techniprocess Index Featurettes Index Narrative Index
Topic
Film / Référence, Film / History & Criticism
Lccn
2022-054200
Dewey Decimal
780.267
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts
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