Star Turns in Hollywood Musicals

• Other Authors: Marguerite, Chabrol (Editor), Pierre-Olivier, Toulza (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nanterre Presses universitaires de Paris Nanterre 2017
• Series: La Grande Collection ArTeC
• Subjects: Film, TV & radio; Films, cinema; Dance; musical; dance; cinema
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

More than any other film genre, the musical of Hollywood's Golden Age depended on the presence of performers on the bill: these personalities met the expectations of the star system and, in addition, their dancing and/or singing skills gave them a special place in a context where star images we...