From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs

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McFarland, 23.5.2014 - 316 sivua

There was a time when "American popular entertainment" referred only to radio and motion pictures. With the coming of talking pictures, Hollywood cashed in on the success of big-time network radio by bringing several of the public's favorite broadcast personalities and programs to the screen. The results, though occasionally successful, often proved conclusively that some things are better heard than seen. Concentrating primarily on radio's Golden Age (1926-1962), this lively history discusses the cinematic efforts of airwave stars Rudy Vallee, Amos 'n' Andy, Fred Allen, Joe Penner, Fibber McGee & Molly, Edgar Bergen, Lum & Abner, and many more. Also analyzed are the movie versions of such radio series as The Shadow, Dr. Christian and The Life of Riley. In addition, two recent films starring contemporary radio headliners Howard Stern and Garrison Keillor are given their due.

 

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From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast ...
Hal Erickson
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Hal Erickson is the author of numerous media-related books and was for many years a primary editor of the All-Movie Guide website. He lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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OtsikkoFrom Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs
KirjoittajaHal Erickson
Painoskuvitettu, uusintapainos
KustantajaMcFarland, 2014
ISBN1476615586, 9781476615585
Pituus316 sivua
  
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