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Broad
and specific print sources covering various film genres are listed
below. Westerns, musicals, screwball comedies, and film noir were
popular genres of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
| Fagen,
Herb. The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Checkmark
Books, 2003. |
- Contains
more than 3,500 entries covering westerns from 1902 until
today. Entries include title, year released, director, writers
and screenwriters, cast, and running time along with a summary
of the film and a critical analysis of the more significant
films.
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Davis Reference (PN1995.9.W4 F27 2003)
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| Gehring,
Wes, ed. Handbook of American Film Genres. Westport,
CT: Greenwood, 1988. |
- Includes
an overview for each genre, a bibliographical essay, a selected
bibliography of books and shorter works, and a selected
filmography.
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Davis Reference (PN1993.5.U6 H335 1988)
Undergraduate Library Reference (PN1993.5.U6 H335 1988)
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| Green,
Stanley. Encyclopaedia of the Musical Film. New York:
Oxford University Press, 1981. |
- Contains
information on the musical screen’s most prominent
individuals, productions and songs. Emphasis is on Hollywood,
although British musical films and selected original television
films are covered. Content is divided into alphabetically-arranged
entries, academy nominations and awards, title changes,
biography, general bibliography and discography.
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Davis (PN1995.9.M86 G7)
Undergraduate Library Reference (PN1995.9.M86 G7)
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| Miller,
Robert Milton. The screwball comedy films : a history and
filmography, 1934-1942. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland &
Co., 1991. |
- This
book focuses on the genre of screwball comedy between 1934
and 1942, film-by-film and year-by-year.
- Davis
(PN1995.9.C55 B97 1991)
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| Stephens,
Michael. Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference
to Movies, Terms, and Persons. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland
& Company, 1995. |
- Covers
film noir classics along with the lesser known titles, related
personalities, filmmakers and terms of the genre from its
beginning.
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Undergraduate Library Reference (PN1995.9.F54 S74 1995)
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