The genius of the system : Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era /
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New York, N.Y. :
Henry Holt and Company,
1996.
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| Edition: | 1st Metro pbk. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: The Center of Gravity
- Introduction: "The Whole Equation of Pictures"
- Pt. I. The 1920s: Beginnings. 1. Universal: The System Takes Shape. 2. MGM: Dawn of the Thalberg Era. 3. Selznick at MGM: Climbing the Executive Ranks. 4. Warner Bros.: Talking Their Way to the Top
- Pt. II. 1928-1932: The Powers That Be. 5. Selznick at Paramount: From Boom to Bust. 6. Universal: Renaissance and Retrenchment. 7. MGM and Thalberg: Alone at the Top. 8. Selznick at RKO: At the Helm of a Foundering Studio. 9. Warner Bros.: The Zanuck Era
- Pt. III. The 1930s: Golden Age. 10. MGM in the Mid-Thirties: Charmed Interval. 11. Selznick International Pictures: Going Independent. 12. Warner Bros.: Power Plays and Prestige. 13. Universal: Playing Both Ends Against the Middle. 14. MGM: Life After Thalberg. 15. Selznick and Hitchcock: Balance of Power
- Pt. IV. 1941-1946: War Boom. 16. Warner Bros.: Warfare at Home and Abroad. 17. David O. Selznick Productions: Packaging Prestige.
- 18. Universal: The Best of Both Worlds. 19. MGM: The High Cost of Quality. 20. Selznick and Hitchcock: Separate Ways
- Pt. V. 1947-1960: Decline. 21. Warner Bros.: Top of the World, End of the Line. 22. MGM: Last Gasp of the Studio Era. 23. Universal: Blueprint for the Television Age. 24. Epilogue: Into the New Hollywood.