American Theatrical Film: Stages of Development

by John C. Tibbetts

This book provides needed information on the collaborations between filmmakers and theater personnel before 1930 and completes our understanding of how two art forms influenced each other. It begins with the vaudeville and "faerie" dramas captured in brief films by the Edison and Biograph companies; follows the development of feature-length Sarah Bernhardt and James O'Neill films after 1912; examines the formation of theater/film combination companies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879722894
• ISBN13: 9780879722890
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Popular Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"