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CIN374: American Cinema of the Studio Era

A comprehensive guide to finding scholarly books and journal articles about the American studio era, roughly 1930-1970.

Finding Books - Economics, Marketing (incl. statistics), Accounting

Use UTCat Browse/Subject, and enter any of the headings below, exactly as they appear, in the search box, then choose Subject from the drop-down menu.

Economics

  • motion picture industry finance
  • motion picture industry in motion pictures
  • motion picture industry california los angeles
  • motion picture industry united states history
  • motion picture industry united states influence
  • motion pictures united states economic aspects

Marketing

  • Motion pictures Press coverage United States History 20th century
  • advertising united states motion pictures
  • motion picture industry united states marketing
  • motion pictures american marketing
  • motion pictures united states marketing
  • motion pictures united states distribution

The Business of Film - Bibliography

Bibliographies - Economics, Marketing (incl. statistics), Accounting

Statistics - Economics, etc.

  • International motion picture almanac, 1963-1995
  • Film Daily Yearbook PN1993 .A12 M35 1989 Ser. 2 and predecessors (1915-1969) “reflects and summarizes developments, and provides a detailed index to films reviewed in Film Daily. Each year the Yearbook provides a state of the industry summary through its features, editorial, detailed notes on film-related companies, advertising and indexing.....
  • Variety Mar 1, 1918 (Vol. 50, no. 1) - Dec 18, 2000 (Vol. 381, no. 5), excepting 1923 & 1925. Access: Select Advanced Search, enter search terms e.g., box-office, audience, attendance, etc. Note: Entire run (1905-2000) of Variety is available on microfilm at Media Commons.

Movie Theater Statistics