393 History Of The Hollywood Musical (3)
The course offers an historical survey of the development of the film musical
as a major Hollywood film genre from the introduction of the sound film in 1927
to current manifestations of the genre. The course gives particular attention
to the development of the studio musicals of the 1930s, the role of the musical
during World War II, the "Golden Age" of the MGM musical in the 1950s-60s, and
the effects on the traditional Hollywood musical of the Vietnam Era social
upheavals. Offered: On Demand