An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928 (History of the American Cinema) (Volume 3)

An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928 (History of the American Cinema) (Volume 3) by Koszarski, Richard. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780520085350.

The silent cinema was Americas first modern entertainment industry, a complex social, cultural, and technological phenomenon that swept the country in the early years of the twentieth century. Richard Koszarski examines the underlying structures that made the silent-movie era work, from the operations of eastern bankers to the problems of neighborhood theater musicians. He offers a new perspective on the development of this major new industry and art form and the publics response to it.