Postwar Hollywood 1946-1962 [Paperback]

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• A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after World War II
  
• Examines the cultural history, business practices, new technologies, censorship standards, emerging genres, and styles of post-war cinema
  
• Chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II
  
• Features in-depth discussions of important films from Picnic, The Heiress, and From Here to Eternity, to Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Love Me or Leave Me
  
• Illustrates the culture/filmmaking interface, and demonstrates the triumphs and failures of Hollywood's new methods of business

Part I: Cultural Overview:The Years of Change in America, 1946--1962:.

Introduction.

1. Major Historical Events.

Introduction.

1.1 The Cold War.

1.2 Civil Rights.

Conclusion.

2. Economic Situation.

Introduction.

1.1 Economic Resurgence.

1.2 Post-Industrial Society.

Conclusion.

3. Societal Issues.

Introduction.

3.1 Consumer Culture and Middle-Classness.

3.2 The American Male.

3.3 The American Female.

3.4 The American Family.

3.5 Juvenile Delinquency.

3.6 Sensuall#%