{"product_id":"when-warners-brought-broadway-to-hollywood-1923-1939-9781137406576","title":"When Warners Brought Broadway to Hollywood, 1923-1939","description":"This book offers a different take on the early history of Warner Bros., the studio renowned for introducing talking pictures and developing the gangster film and backstage musical comedy. The focus here is on the studio's sustained commitment to produce films based on stage plays. This led to the creation of a stock company of talented actors, to the introduction of sound cinema, to the recruitment of leading Broadway stars such as John Barrymore and George Arliss and to films as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Digger\u003c\/i\u003es (1923), \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Circle\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), \u003ci\u003eBeau Brummel \u003c\/i\u003e(1924), \u003ci\u003eDisraeli\u003c\/i\u003e (1929), \u003ci\u003eLilly Turner\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), T\u003ci\u003ehe Petrified Forest\u003c\/i\u003e (1936) and \u003ci\u003eThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex\u003c\/i\u003e (1939). Even the most crippling effects of the Depression in 1933 did not prevent Warners' production of films based on stage plays, many being transformed into star vehicles for the likes of Ruth Chatterton, Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Shingler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137406576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Shingler, Senior Lecturer in Film \u0026amp; Radio at the University of Sunderland, UK. Author of \u003ci\u003eStar Studies: A Critical Guide \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and numerous essays on Bette Davis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40699442069619,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":209.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e6b07f2a-e6a8-447f-953f-18b120182b15.jpg?v=1675953339","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/when-warners-brought-broadway-to-hollywood-1923-1939-9781137406576","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}