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From Peep Show to Palace: The Birth of American Film
From Peep Show to Palace The Birth of American Film
Author: David Robinson
Robinson chronicles the early use of film as vaudeville sideshow; as sheer spectacle of moving images precluding any notion of plot development or drama; and as a fledgling dramatic effort, ranging from prizefights to Passion plays.  He also takes readers to the nickelodeon theaters, and replete with more than 150 drawings and photographs, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231103398
ISBN-10: 0231103395
Publication Date: 4/15/1997
Pages: 213
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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