American Plays and Musicals on Screen: 650 Stage Productions and Their Film and Television Adaptations

by Thomas S. Hischak

Book Overview

As the popularity of film grew and audiences demanded longer stories, Hollywood began borrowing plots as well as actors and directors from Broadway--some of these play-to-films were triumphs and others were inexplicable duds. This reference work is an annotated guide to American stage productions remade for film and television, with works ranging from late 19th-century American plays and musicals, through silent and sound films, to made-for-video...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786495545
• ISBN13: 9780786495542
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher