Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s

by Thomas Doherty and Professor Thomas Doherty

Book Overview

The decline of Hollywood cinema and the rise of the teenager are dealt with in this book, precipitating the juvenilization of film content and the rise of the teenpic in the 1950s. Distinct film types within the genre as well as individual films are examined and their impact assessed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0044451407
• ISBN13: 9780044451402
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.