Movie musicals are among the most quintessentially American art forms, often celebrating mobility, self-expression and the pursuit of one's dreams. But like America itself, the Hollywood musical draws from many distinct ethnic traditions. In this illuminating new study, Desirée J. Garcia examines the lesser-known folk musicals from early African American, Yiddish and Mexican filmmakers, revealing how these were essential ingredients in the melting pot of the Hollywood musical.
Movie musicals are among the most quintessentially American art forms, often celebrating mobility, self-expression and the pursuit of one's dreams. But like America itself, the Hollywood musical draws from many distinct ethnic traditions. In this illuminating new study, Desirée J. Garcia examines the lesser-known folk musicals from early African American, Yiddish and Mexican filmmakers, revealing how these were essential ingredients in the melting pot of the Hollywood musical.
Acknowledgments Introduction: There's No Place Like Home 1. The Shtetls, Shund, and Shows of Musicals 2. The Musicals of Black Folk: Race Cinema and the Black-Cast Musicals of 1929 3. "Not a Musical in Any Sense of the Word": Alla en el Rancho Grande Crosses the Border 4. "Our Home Town": The Hollywood Folk Musical 5. "Tahiti, Rome, and Mason City, Iowa": Musical Migrants in the Postwar Era 6. "Ease on Down the Road": Folk Musicals of the Ethnic Revival 7. Home Is Where the Audience Is: The Sing-Along Conclusion: Beyond the Rainbow Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: There's No Place Like Home 1. The Shtetls, Shund, and Shows of Musicals 2. The Musicals of Black Folk: Race Cinema and the Black-Cast Musicals of 1929 3. "Not a Musical in Any Sense of the Word": Alla en el Rancho Grande Crosses the Border 4. "Our Home Town": The Hollywood Folk Musical 5. "Tahiti, Rome, and Mason City, Iowa": Musical Migrants in the Postwar Era 6. "Ease on Down the Road": Folk Musicals of the Ethnic Revival 7. Home Is Where the Audience Is: The Sing-Along Conclusion: Beyond the Rainbow Notes Bibliography Index
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