Bibliograph

A fine romance, adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the studio system era, Geoffrey Block

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A fine romance, adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the studio system era, Geoffrey Block

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A fine romance

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1348478354

Responsibility statement

Geoffrey Block

Sub title

adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the studio system era

Summary

"The central topic of A Fine Romance: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the Studio System Era is the symbiotic relationship between a dozen Broadway musicals and their Hollywood film adaptations spanning nearly a half century (1927-1972). The romance begins with the stage version of Show Boat and ends with Bob Fosse's cinematic 1972 re-envisioning of Cabaret. Between these end points are chapters on The Cat and the Fiddle, Roberta, Cabin in the Sky, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Brigadoon, Call Me Madam, Silk Stockings, West Side Story, and Flower Drum Song"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note:, 1., Hollywood Studio System and a Brief Survey of Film Adaptations from Show Boat to Cabaret, 2., Surviving in the 1930s Movie Studio Jungle: Jerome Kern and Show Boat, The Cat and the Fiddle, and Roberta, 3., Challenging the Hollywood Studio Model: On the Town versus Call Me Madam, 4., 1940s Stage Musicals and Their Screen Adaptations: Cabin in the Sky, Brigadoon, and Oklahoma!, 5., More Than a "Chemical Reaction": The Romance between Ninotchka and Silk Stockings on Stage and Screen, 6., Something to Dance About: West Side Story on Stage and Screen, 7., (Mostly) All-Asian American Musical: Flower Drum Song from Page to Stage to Screen, 8., Stretching Boundaries in the Wake of the Studio System Era: Cabaret on Stage and Screen

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