Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company (Paperback)

by Charles Musser (Author)

No customer reviews yet. Be the first.

Available from these sellers.

2 new from CDN$ 151.14 3 used from CDN$ 90.96

Product Details

Paperback: 591 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (May 14 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520069862
ISBN-13: 978-0520069862
Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.3 x 3.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #1,544,326 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Musser takes us into the long-forgotten world of early cinema--unexpectedly sophisticated and yet radically different from current movie-making. Focusing on Edwin S. Porter, most often remembered as the producer of The Great Train Robbery, Musser situates Porter's achievements within the vibrant context of turn-of-the-century popular culture and the commercial pragmatics of the Edison Manufacturing Company--the leading American film-producing entity from 1894 to 1908.

From the Inside Flap

"The most important book on early American cinema yet to appear. At once a compelling biography and a fundamentally new view of a major cultural phenomenon, it offers fresh perspectives on the development of twentieth-century American society."--Robert Sklar, author of Movie-Made America

See all Product Description