| Edition |
First edition |
| ISBN |
9781101874066 (hardcover) |
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1101874066 (hardcover) |
| Descript |
xiii, 634 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Content |
Introduction -- About musicals -- Origins: the arrival of sound -- 1933: a musical year -- Stars and strategies -- The musical as an art form -- The death of the musical? -- Epitaph -- Final number |
| Summary |
"Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career"--Jacket |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-604) and index |
| Subject |
Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism
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