The talkies : American cinema's transition to sound, 1926-1931

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 자료제공 :
• Acknowledgments
  1 Introduction: The Uncertainty of Sound
  
  PART 1: A NEW ERA IN ELECTRICAL ENTERTAINMENT
  2 Electric Affinities
  3 Virtual Broadway, Virtual Orchestra: De Forest and Vitaphone
  4 Fox-Case, Movietone, and the Talking Newsreel
  5 Enticing the Audience: Warner Bros. and Vitaphone
  6 Battle of the Giants: ERPI and RCA Consolidate Sound
  7 The Big Hedge: Hollywood's Defensive Strategies
  8 Boom to Bust
  9 Labor Troubles
  10 Inaudible Technology
  11 Exhibition: Talkies Change the Bijou
  
  PART 2: THREE SEASONS: THE FILMS OF 1928-1931
  12 The New Entertainment Vitamin: 1928-1929
  13 Taming the Talkies: 1929-1930
  14 The Well-Tempered Sound Track: 1930-1931
  15 The Sound of Custard: Shorts, Travelogues, and Animated Cartoons
  16 Outside the Mainstream
  17 Foreign Affairs
  
  PART 3: HEARING THE AUDIENCE
  18 The Voice Squad
  19 Constructive Criticism: The Fans' Perspective
  20 Buying Broadway: THE JAZZ SINGER's Reception
  21 "The Great Ninety Per Cent"
  
  Appendix 1: Selected Box Office Grosses, 1928-1931
  Appendix 2: Academy Awards Related to Sound, 1927-1931
  List of Abbreviations
  Notes
  Bibliography
  Picture Sources
  General Index
  Index of Films