Short History of Film, Fourth Edition

WHEELER WINSTON DIXON is the James Ryan Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author of many books, including A History of Horror, 2nd Edition (Rutgers University Press), and an internationally known experimental filmmaker.GWENDOLYN AUDREY FOSTER is Willa Cather Professor Emerita of Film Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is an award-winning experimental filmmaker and a prolific author.

• AcknowledgmentsTimeline 1832–20121          The Invention of the Movies2          The Birth of an American Industry3          World Cinema: The Silent Era4          The Hollywood Studio System in the 1930s and 1940s5          International Cinema through World War II6          Postwar Challenges to the Movies7          World Cinema in the 1950s8          The 1960s Explosion9          World Cinema 1970 to the Present10        The New HollywoodGlossary of Film TermsBibliographyIndexAcknowledgments ixTimeline 1832–2024xiONEThe Invention of the Movies 1TWOThe Birth of an American Industry 22THREEWorld Cinema: The Silent Era 53FOURThe HollywoodStudio System in the 1930s and 1940s 89F I V EInternational Cinema through World War II 137S IXPostwar Challenges to the Movies 168SEVENWorld Cinema in the 1950s 203EIGHTThe 1960s Explosion 239NINEWorld Cinema 1970–2024302TENHollywood:The Modern Era 378Glossary of Film Terms 459Bibliography 463Index 485