Hollywood on the Hudson

"Meticulously researched and richly detailed, this superb book documents film and, later, television production in the New York City area during the first half of the twentieth century. Koszarski covers every imaginable aspect of moving-image production of the East Coast during this period. The depth of the research is astounding. Koszarski brings to life a period when much of television, and even theatrical films, were centered in Manhattan to take advantage of the proximity of Broadway. A remarkable accomplishment and an indispensable, accessible guide to the period. Essential."--Choice "Koszarski's book is both industrial saga and film-buff opium den: Not only does he include all aspects of film production in New York, but also television. The author also writes with such fire and detail about all these films that you quickly forget most of them are either lost, incomplete, or difficult to see at best."--Philippe Garnier, LA Weekly "Marvelous, invaluable, breathtaking film history."--Directors Guild Quarterly

ISBN 0813547784   Pages 592 ISBN13 9780813547787 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1202 Publisher Rutgers University Press   Published in New Brunswick, NJ Imprint Rutgers University Press   Height (mm) 254 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 178 Publication date 15 Feb 2010   Spine width (mm) 36 DEWEY 384.809747   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

"Meticulously researched and richly detailed, this superb book documents film and, later, television production in the New York City area during the first half of the twentieth century. Koszarski covers every imaginable aspect of moving-image production of the East Coast during this period. The depth of the research is astounding. Koszarski brings to life a period when much of television, and even theatrical films, were centered in Manhattan to take advantage of the proximity of Broadway. A remarkable accomplishment and an indispensable, accessible guide to the period. Essential." - Choice "Koszarski's book is both industrial saga and film-buff opium den: Not only does he include all aspects of film production in New York, but also television. The author also writes with such fire and detail about all these films that you quickly forget most of them are either lost, incomplete, or difficult to see at best." - Philippe Garnier, LA Weekly "Marvelous, invaluable, breathtaking film history." - Directors Guild Quarterly "Richard Koszarski offers a massive and intensely detailed study of New York - based filmmaking in the years between the world wars. Koszarski shows how New York - area filmmakers drew on a region chockablock with actors, directors, writers, artists, costumers, and other creative types." - Chronicle of Higher Education"

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