Bibliograph

Go west, young women!, the rise of early Hollywood, Hilary A. Hallett

Type

Label

Go west, young women!, the rise of early Hollywood, Hilary A. Hallett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexIncludes filmography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Go west, young women!

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

794361775

Responsibility statement

Hilary A. Hallett

Sub title

the rise of early Hollywood

Summary

This book explores the role of women in the development of Los Angeles and the nascent film industry. From Mary Pickford's rise to become perhaps the most powerful woman of her age, to the racist moral panics of the post-World War I years that culminated in Hollywood's first sex scandal, the author describes how the path through early Hollywood presaged the struggles over modern gender roles that animated the century to come.--From back cover

Table Of Contents

Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood

Classification