Beginning in the 1920s, audiences around the globe were seduced not only by Hollywood films but also by lavish movie theaters that were owned and operated by the major American film companies. In a history that stretches from Buenos Aires and Tokyo to Johannesburg and Cairo, Ross Melnick considers these movie houses as cultural embassies.
Beginning in the 1920s, audiences around the globe were seduced not only by Hollywood films but also by lavish movie theaters that were owned and operated by the major American film companies. In a history that stretches from Buenos Aires and Tokyo to Johannesburg and Cairo, Ross Melnick considers these movie houses as cultural embassies.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Acknowledgments Introduction: "Shop Windows," "Cultural Embassies," and Hollywood's Global Exhibition Part I. Europe. When Expansion Was Paramount (1923-1993): "Shop Window" Cinemas and the European Expansion of U.S. Film Exhibitors 1. Hollywood's British Invasion and the Battle of Birmingham, 1919-1929 2. Hollywood's European Adventure, 1925-1941 3. A New Battleground: U.S. Exhibitors Under Nazi Occupation, 1941-1945 4. Postwar Europe and the Legacy of Hollywood Cinemas, 1945-1993 Part II. Australasia. Banking on Australasia (1930-1982): Global Banks and U.S. Cinema Ownership in Australia and New Zealand 5. Fox Chases Hoyts: U.S. Cinema Ownership in Australia, 1930-1936 6. The Fox Chase in New Zealand and Australia, 1936-1946 7. Hollywood and Australasian Cinemas, 1946-1982 Part III: Latin America and the Caribbean. Hollywood in Cinelandia (1927-1973): U.S. Cinemas and Local Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean 8. Cine Metros y Cine Paramounts, 1926-1941: MGM and Paramount's Latin American Shop Window Cinemas 9. Prop(aganda) Window Cinemas, 1933-1945: Ufa, Hollywood, and the Battle for Hearts and Minds Through South American Cinemas During World War II 10. Hollywood Cinema Expansion in Postwar South America, 1945-1973 11. Caribbean Dreams, 1929-1973: Hollywood Cinemas in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad Part IV. Middle East. Hollywood's Muddle East (1925-1982): Political Change in Egypt and Israel and the Consequences for Hollywood's Middle Eastern Cinemas 12. Buildings, Ballyhoo, and Boycotts in Egypt, 1925-1947: Alternating Realities at Hollywood's Egyptian Cinemas 13. No Meeting in the Middle, 1947-1956: Hollywood Cinemas, Egyptian Revolution, and Israeli Independence 14. After the Revolution, 1957-1982: Twentieth Century-Fox, Egypt, and Israel Part V. Africa. An "Unhappy Image of the United States Before an African Population" (1932-1975): Race, Industry, and Rebellion at Hollywood's African Cinemas 15. MGM and the "Uncrowned King of South Africa," 1932-1937: Hollywood Shop Window Cinemas in a Bitterly Protected Market 16. Fox Hunting on the African Continent, 1937-1956: Twentieth Century-Fox and the Struggle for Control of African Cinemas 17. A "Royal" Mess: Racial Strife in Colonial Zimbabwe, the Struggle for Independence in Postcolonial Kenya, and the End of Hollywood's Control of South African Cinemas, 1959-1975 Part VI. Asia. Eastern Promises (1927-2013): Hollywood's Cinemas in China, India, Japan, and the Philippines 18. Benshi and Ballyhoo, 1927-1973: Hollywood's Shop Window Cinemas in Japan and the Philippines 19. Joining the Global Metro Cub Club, 1936-1973: MGM and Fox's Shop Window Cinemas in India 20. China as Hollywood's Final Frontier, 1946-2013: Hollywood's Chinese Cinemas and the End of Hollywood's Exhibition Empires Epilogue: Global Exhibition Flows in Reverse Before the Pandemic, 2013-2019 Notes Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: "Shop Windows," "Cultural Embassies," and Hollywood's Global Exhibition Part I. Europe. When Expansion Was Paramount (1923-1993): "Shop Window" Cinemas and the European Expansion of U.S. Film Exhibitors 1. Hollywood's British Invasion and the Battle of Birmingham, 1919-1929 2. Hollywood's European Adventure, 1925-1941 3. A New Battleground: U.S. Exhibitors Under Nazi Occupation, 1941-1945 4. Postwar Europe and the Legacy of Hollywood Cinemas, 1945-1993 Part II. Australasia. Banking on Australasia (1930-1982): Global Banks and U.S. Cinema Ownership in Australia and New Zealand 5. Fox Chases Hoyts: U.S. Cinema Ownership in Australia, 1930-1936 6. The Fox Chase in New Zealand and Australia, 1936-1946 7. Hollywood and Australasian Cinemas, 1946-1982 Part III: Latin America and the Caribbean. Hollywood in Cinelandia (1927-1973): U.S. Cinemas and Local Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean 8. Cine Metros y Cine Paramounts, 1926-1941: MGM and Paramount's Latin American Shop Window Cinemas 9. Prop(aganda) Window Cinemas, 1933-1945: Ufa, Hollywood, and the Battle for Hearts and Minds Through South American Cinemas During World War II 10. Hollywood Cinema Expansion in Postwar South America, 1945-1973 11. Caribbean Dreams, 1929-1973: Hollywood Cinemas in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad Part IV. Middle East. Hollywood's Muddle East (1925-1982): Political Change in Egypt and Israel and the Consequences for Hollywood's Middle Eastern Cinemas 12. Buildings, Ballyhoo, and Boycotts in Egypt, 1925-1947: Alternating Realities at Hollywood's Egyptian Cinemas 13. No Meeting in the Middle, 1947-1956: Hollywood Cinemas, Egyptian Revolution, and Israeli Independence 14. After the Revolution, 1957-1982: Twentieth Century-Fox, Egypt, and Israel Part V. Africa. An "Unhappy Image of the United States Before an African Population" (1932-1975): Race, Industry, and Rebellion at Hollywood's African Cinemas 15. MGM and the "Uncrowned King of South Africa," 1932-1937: Hollywood Shop Window Cinemas in a Bitterly Protected Market 16. Fox Hunting on the African Continent, 1937-1956: Twentieth Century-Fox and the Struggle for Control of African Cinemas 17. A "Royal" Mess: Racial Strife in Colonial Zimbabwe, the Struggle for Independence in Postcolonial Kenya, and the End of Hollywood's Control of South African Cinemas, 1959-1975 Part VI. Asia. Eastern Promises (1927-2013): Hollywood's Cinemas in China, India, Japan, and the Philippines 18. Benshi and Ballyhoo, 1927-1973: Hollywood's Shop Window Cinemas in Japan and the Philippines 19. Joining the Global Metro Cub Club, 1936-1973: MGM and Fox's Shop Window Cinemas in India 20. China as Hollywood's Final Frontier, 1946-2013: Hollywood's Chinese Cinemas and the End of Hollywood's Exhibition Empires Epilogue: Global Exhibition Flows in Reverse Before the Pandemic, 2013-2019 Notes Index
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