Author: MATTHEW-WALKER, ROBERT
Title: Broadway to Hollywood - the Musical and the Cinema
Description: London, Sanctuary. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1860741452). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ copy with laminated boards which has a small neat name and date to front pastedown. With the advent of sound movies in the 1920's the importance of music in the cinema grew and with the arrival of colour and the technical developments in recording, film makers were given a fabulous palette with which to realise the transfer of Broadway hits to the screen. The author relates the history of this genre with much never-before published material and reminiscences from the film makers, composers and stars themselves. Profusely illustrated. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.0 KILO WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 2. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Cinema, Musicals, Broadway Hits 1860741452


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