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Bowery to Broadway
Christopher Shannon
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Description for Bowery to Broadway
Guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and '40s 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. This book also considers films such as "Angels with Dirty Faces", and "Kitty Foyle". Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Before Johnny Depp and "Public Enemies", there was "The Public Enemy". James Cagney's 1931 portrayal of the Irish American gangster Tommy Powers set the standard for the Hollywood gangster and helped to launch a golden age of Irish American cinema. In the years that followed several of the era's greatest stars, such as Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby, Pat O'Brien, and Ginger Rogers, assumed Irish American roles - as boxers, entertainers, priests, and working girls - delighting audiences and at the same time providing a fresh perspective on the Irish American experience in America's cities. With "Bowery to Broadway", Christopher Shannon ... Read more
Before Johnny Depp and "Public Enemies", there was "The Public Enemy". James Cagney's 1931 portrayal of the Irish American gangster Tommy Powers set the standard for the Hollywood gangster and helped to launch a golden age of Irish American cinema. In the years that followed several of the era's greatest stars, such as Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby, Pat O'Brien, and Ginger Rogers, assumed Irish American roles - as boxers, entertainers, priests, and working girls - delighting audiences and at the same time providing a fresh perspective on the Irish American experience in America's cities. With "Bowery to Broadway", Christopher Shannon ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Scranton, United States
ISBN
9781589662001
SKU
V9781589662001
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About Christopher Shannon
Christopher Shannon is professor of history at Christendom College.
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