RKO Radio Pictures
Of the Big Five Studios of Hollywoods golden age, RKO had the most interesting and troubled history. The studio itself, rather than the films or stars, is the focus of this book, and RKOs pattern of rapid change and management turnover gives Jewell an opportunity to look at virtually every challenge a studio could face from the early days through the early 1940s. RKO was home to some of the greatest films and most glamourous stars, however, its management and finances were (even for Hollywood) unstable, and produced a 30-year roller-coaster of artistic gambles (not all of which paid off) and Punch-and-Judy management battles. Was it possible for a studio to have bankable properties like King Kong, Fred and Ginger, and Katherine Hepburn and still flirt regularly with bankruptcy? It was. With access to now-off limits documents, Jewel creates a gripping narrative and definitive history from the studios trials and triumphs.
| Autor: | Jewell, Richard B. |
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| EAN: | 9780520271791 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 324 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | University of California Press |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 18.06.2012 |
| Untertitel: | A Titan Is Born |
| Schlagworte: | Filmstudios Hollywood |
| Größe: | 278 |
| Gewicht: | 476 g |
