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American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations (Screen Decades)
American Cinema of the 1920s Themes and Variations - Screen Decades Author:Lucy Fischer During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture: film studios transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians and it signaled the birth of the star system for many like Charlie Chaplin, Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo among others while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in ... more »mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy.« less