Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959

by Graham Webb
Save 17% Save 17%
Current price ₹13,765.00
Original price ₹16,518.00
Original price ₹16,518.00
Original price ₹16,518.00
(-17%)
₹13,765.00
Current price ₹13,765.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781476681184
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 734
  • Original Price: GBP 106.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1701 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Film / Reference

Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us