{"product_id":"the-first-hollywood-musicals-a-critical-filmography-of-171-features-1927-through-1932-9780786420292","title":"The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edwin M. Bradley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the talkie would be dazzled by the spectacle of a song and dance film. In 1929 and 1930, film musicals became the industry's most lucrative genre--until the greedy studios almost killed the genre by glutting the market with too many films that looked and sounded like clones of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the classy movies such as \u003ci\u003eSunnyside Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHallelujah!\u003c\/i\u003e to failures such as \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery Bride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHowdy Broadway, \u003c\/i\u003e this filmography details 171 early Hollywood musicals. Arranged by subgenre (backstagers, operettas, college films, and stage-derived musical comedies), the entries include studio, release date, cast and credits, running time, a complete song list, any recordings spawned by the film, Academy Award nominations and winners, and availability on video or laserdisc. These data are followed by a plot synopsis, including analysis of the film's place in the genre's history. Includes over 90 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896122298519,"sku":"9780786420292","price":4652.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786420292.webp?v=1770356922","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-first-hollywood-musicals-a-critical-filmography-of-171-features-1927-through-1932-9780786420292","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}