Anita R. Appelbaum

The Silents Go to War

American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915-1930

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, readers can experience the tumultuous era of silent First World War propaganda films that helped shape U.S. opinion of the dreaded "Huns." From pro-preparedness films pacifist films, "horrible Hun" films, "kill-the-kaiser" films, and outrageous comedies to thought-provoking war trauma films and patriotic documentaries, readers can survey America's cinematic view of "the war to end all wars." Featured is comprehensive discussion of these films, including synopses, casts, back stories, and critical reviews and notes. Here are unusual tales and extraordinary plots with serpentine Germans (Erich von Stroheim throwing a baby out of a window in 1918's The Heart of Humanity), noble French girls sacrificing their honor for the allied cause (Clara Kimball Young in 1918's The Road Through the Dark), and singular Yanks (Bothwell Browne as a cross-dressing American flyer seducing the kaiser and his high command in 1919's Yankee Doodle in Berlin).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781476690346
• ISBN-10: 1476690340
• Artikelnr.: 71798215

Autorenporträt

Anita R. Appelbaum is retired from the field of children's opera, in which she was founder and director of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Opera. She lives in Land O' Lakes, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Foreword by Anthony Slide Preface Introduction: Influential Propaganda Movies During the First World War 1.
Watchful Waiting: Antiwar and Pro-War Filmsof 1915 and 1916 2.
The War Begins: The Committee on Public Information and Films of 1917 3.
"Horrible Hun" Films of 1918 4.
"Kaiserphobia" Films of 1918: Dramas and Comedies 5.
Documentaries of 1918 6.
Postwar Films of 1919 7.
Antiwar and War Trauma Films of 1921-1930 Epilogue: Lost and Found Chapter Notes Bibliography Index