Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950sThe decline of Hollywood cinema and the rise of the teenager are dealt with in this book, precipitating the "juvenilization" of film content and the rise of the "teenpic" in the 1950s. Distinct film "types" within the genre as well as individual films are examined and their impact assessed. |
Contents
From Gilded Hussy to Erstwhile Big Eight | 18 |
The Electronic Monster | 24 |
TV KOd Exhibition | 34 |
Copyright | |
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