Early Poverty Row Studios

by Marc Wanamaker and E.J. Stephens

Book Overview

The history of Hollywood is often seen only through the lens of the major studios, forgetting that many of Tinseltown's early creations came from micro-studios stretched along Sunset Boulevard in an area disparagingly known as Poverty Row. Here, the first wave of West Coast moviemakers migrated to the tiny village of Hollywood, where alcohol was illegal, actors were unwelcome, and cattle were herded down the unpaved streets. Most Poverty Row producers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467132586
• ISBN13: 9781467132589
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"