A Song in the Dark, (Paperback)

from DarthDeverell

In A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film, Richard Barrios writes, “The time that produced the first musical films was as complex as it was fraught, so much so that, until the late twentieth century, most historians preferred to leave the era alone. Such action has naturally marginaliz...

from EricCostello

This is the second edition of Barrios' book, which is by turns informative, entertaining, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny (do not miss the footnotes, nor the end notes), and frankly, a must-have for cinephiles. The second edition takes advantage of recent developments and discoveries.

from DarthDeverell

In A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film, Richard Barrios writes, “The time that produced the first musical films was as complex as it was fraught, so much so that, until the late twentieth century, most historians preferred to leave the era alone. Such action has naturally marginaliz...

from EricCostello

This is the second edition of Barrios' book, which is by turns informative, entertaining, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny (do not miss the footnotes, nor the end notes), and frankly, a must-have for cinephiles. The second edition takes advantage of recent developments and discoveries.