Bowery to Broadway : the American Irish in classic Hollywood cinema /
Here, Shannon guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and a T40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Scranton [Pa.] :
University of Scranton Press ;
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Here, Shannon guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and a T40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 220 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781589662001 (cloth) 1589662008 (cloth) |