Thomas Schatz is Philip G. Warner Professor of Communication at the University of Texas, Austin. His previous books include The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era (1996) and Hollywood Film Genres (1980). He is a regular contributor to various television programs on film, including the PBS series The American Cinema.

• AcknowledgmentsContributors1 IntroductionPART 1: THE PREWAR ERA2 The Motion Picture Industry in 1940-19413 The Hollywood Studio System in 1940-1941DUALS, B's, AND THE INDUSTRY DISCOURSE ABOUT ITs AUDIENCE4 Prewar Stars, Genres, and Production TrendsPART 2: THE WAR ERA5 The Motion Picture Industry During World War II6 The Hollywood Studio System, 1942-1945SELLING MILDRED PIERCE: A CASE STUDYMary Beth Haralovich7 Wartime Stars, Genres, and Production Trends8 Regulating the Screen: The Office of War Informationand the Production Code AdministrationClayton R. KoppesPART 3: THE POST\VAR ERA9 The Postwar Motion Picture IndustrySAG, HUAC, AND POSTWAR HOLLYWOODGorham Kindem10 The Hollywood Studio System, 1946-194911 Postwar Stars, Genres, and Production TrendsPART 4: ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENTS12 Docurnenting the 1940sThomas Doherty13 Television and Hollywood in the 1940sChristopher Anderson14 Experimental and Avant-Garde Cinema in the 1940sLauren RabinovitzAppendix 1 Total Number of Theaters in the United States, 1940-1950Appendix 2 Average Weekly Attendance in the United States, 1940-1950Appendix 3 Number of Feature Films Releasedin the United States, 1940-1949Appendix 4 Major Studio Revenues and Profits, 1940-1949Appendix 5 Top Box-Office Pictures, 1940-1949Appendix 6 Exhibitors' Poll of Top Ten Box-Office Stars, 1940-1949Appendix 7 Major Academy Awards, 1940-1949Appendix 8 National Board of Review, 1940-1949BibliographyGeneral IndexIndex of Films