{"product_id":"hollywood-musicals-you-missed-seventy-noteworthy-films-from-the-1930s-paperback","title":"Hollywood Musicals You Missed: Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwin M. Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-World War II Hollywood musicals weren't only about Astaire and Rogers, Mickey and Judy, Busby Berkeley, Bing Crosby, or Shirley Temple. The early musical developed through tangents that reflected larger trends in film and American culture at large. Here is a survey of select titles with a variety of influences: outsized songwriter personalities, hubbub over \"hillbilly\" and cowboy stereotypes, the emergence of swing, and the brief parade of opera stars to celluloid. Featured movies range from the smash hit \u003ci\u003eAlexander's Ragtime Band\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), to obscurities such as \u003ci\u003eAre You There?\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eSwing, Sister, Swing\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), to the high-grossing but now forgotten \u003ci\u003eMountain Music\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), and \u003ci\u003eIt's Great to Be Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), a zesty pre-Code musical\/science-fiction\/comedy mishmash. Also included are some of the not-so-memorable pictures made by some of the decade's greatest musical stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eEdwin M. Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e was the associate curator of film at the Flint (Michigan) Institute of Arts. He published four books on early Hollywood film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163503792263,"sku":"9781476673585","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4920400bd619ff6f362f7daede649365.webp?v=1733297887","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hollywood-musicals-you-missed-seventy-noteworthy-films-from-the-1930s-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}