Noel Brown recently obtained his PhD in Film Studies from Newcastle University. He is currently an independent scholar and writer on cinema.

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• Acknowledgements List of IllustrationsIntroduction1) The Emergence of the Hollywood Family Feature, 1930-1939 2) Walt Disney and the Beginnings of Feature Animation3) The Middlebrow Family Film, 1940-1953 4) The Traditional Family Film in Decline, 1953-1968 5) The Independents: Pal, Harryhausen and Radnitz 6) The Modern Family Film and the New Hollywood, 1977-1995 7) The Family Audience and the Global Media EnvironmentConclusionSelect FilmographySelect BibliographyNotes Index

Noel Brown recently obtained his PhD in Film Studies from Newcastle University. He is currently an independent scholar and writer on cinema.

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• Acknowledgements List of IllustrationsIntroduction1) The Emergence of the Hollywood Family Feature, 1930-1939 2) Walt Disney and the Beginnings of Feature Animation3) The Middlebrow Family Film, 1940-1953 4) The Traditional Family Film in Decline, 1953-1968 5) The Independents: Pal, Harryhausen and Radnitz 6) The Modern Family Film and the New Hollywood, 1977-1995 7) The Family Audience and the Global Media EnvironmentConclusionSelect FilmographySelect BibliographyNotes Index

Noel Brown recently obtained his PhD in Film Studies from Newcastle University. He is currently an independent scholar and writer on cinema.

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• Acknowledgements List of IllustrationsIntroduction1) The Emergence of the Hollywood Family Feature, 1930-1939 2) Walt Disney and the Beginnings of Feature Animation3) The Middlebrow Family Film, 1940-1953 4) The Traditional Family Film in Decline, 1953-1968 5) The Independents: Pal, Harryhausen and Radnitz 6) The Modern Family Film and the New Hollywood, 1977-1995 7) The Family Audience and the Global Media EnvironmentConclusionSelect FilmographySelect BibliographyNotes Index