Hollywood Goes Oriental: CaucAsian Performance in American Film

by Karla Rae Fuller

An in-depth look at the portrayal of Asian characters by non-Asian actors in classical Hollywood film.

In the "classical" Hollywood studio era of the 1930s to the 1960s, many iconic Asian roles were filled by non-Asian actors and some--like Fu Manchu or Charlie Chan--are still familiar today. In Hollywood Goes Oriental: CaucAsian Performance in American Film, Karla Rae Fuller tracks specific cosmetic devices, physical gestures, dramatic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814334679
• ISBN13: 9780814334676
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"