Authors: Frederick G. Vogel
ISBN-13: 9780786412907, ISBN-10: 0786412909
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Popular culture writer Vogel describes all 39 Hollywood musicals nominated for Best Picture in detailed chapters on why each film was nominated, stage and literary influences that guided the productions, and the films' influences on succeeding films. Detailed plot descriptions are provided, along with facts about actors and actresses, direction, choreography, orchestration, and historical background of the stories. Each chapter contains one b&w film still. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR