Who's in the Money?: The Great Depression Musicals and Hollywood's New Deal

by Harvey G. Cohen

Book Overview

Harry and Jack Warner were among the most important advocates and fundraisers of President Franklin Roosevelt during his 1932 presidential campaign, supporting his New Deal legislation in successful Great Depression musicals like 42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, and Footlight Parade. But while the Warner brothers posed as exemplars of the New Deal in real life and in their movies, they were attempting to reverse Roosevelt's policies within their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474429416
• ISBN13: 9781474429412
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"