Fans of classic Hollywood musicals are sure to enjoy Tomas S. Hischak’s Bringing Song and Dance to the Screen: Directors of Golden Age Hollywood Musicals.
This book offers a fascinating and well-researched exploration of the many different directors and triple-threat talents of Hollywood’s Golden Age. While the emphasis is on directors and their style, the book offers thoughtful discussion about the musical output of the day and what it was like to work with some of the major musical talents of the studio system. In particular, the book offers an impressive array of referenced names, truly capturing a strong who’s-who of the musical genre, from the major stars to some interesting players that are seldom-discussed.
I highly recommend this book to fans of musicals and Golden Age Hollywood.
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