The soundies : a history and catalog of jukebox film shorts of the 1940s /

The soundies : a history and catalog of jukebox film shorts of the 1940s /

"The 1940s saw a brief yet audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. There were a number of companies offering these tun...

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Main Author: Cantor, Mark (Author)
Other Authors: Maltin, Leonard (writer of foreword.), Friedwald, Will, 1961- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
Subjects:
Soundies Distributing Corporation of America > History.
Mills Novelty Company > History.
Mills Novelty Company
Soundies Distributing Corporation of America
Musical films > United States > History and criticism.
Musical films > United States > Catalogs.
Short films > United States > History and criticism.
Short films > United States > Catalogs.
Jukeboxes > United States > History.
Jukeboxes
Musical films
Short films
United States
Catalogs
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

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Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 C36 2023
Issues: v.1-2
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