Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic Image: An Interpretive Filmography, 1936-1955
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic Image: An Interpretive Filmography, 1936-1955
By (Author) Alfred Richard
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
22nd April 1993
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Ethnic studies
Cultural studies
Bibliographies, catalogues
016.79143
Physical Properties
Hardback
640
Description
Between 1936 and 1955, Hollywood significantly changed its portrayal of Hispanics in motion pictures. This change resulted from the demands of the Production Code Administration, which required film makers to eliminate the more offensive stereotypical Hispanic images. This filmography chronicles all of the Hispanic-related films released during this period. The volume includes entries for nearly four thousand films. The entries are arranged in chapters, with each chapter devoted to a single year. Within the chapters, the entries are listed alphabetically by film title. Each entry includes production information, an annotation detailing the film's Hispanic significance, and references to additional materials. The volume concludes with an alphabetical index of film titles, an index of actors and actresses, an index of place names, a general subject index, and an index of songs. Film historians and scholars of Hispanic culture will find this work to be an indispensable reference tool.
Reviews
For anyone planning a study of Hispanics in the motion picture industry, this new work is the definitive research tool.-CLASSIC IMAGES
Richard develops his account skillfully in an exceptionally readable introduction, then illustrates it year by year in a highly detailed filmography. A useful addition to academic libraries supporting research programs in multicultural studies, popular culture, film, and human relations.-Choice
"For anyone planning a study of Hispanics in the motion picture industry, this new work is the definitive research tool."-CLASSIC IMAGES
"Richard develops his account skillfully in an exceptionally readable introduction, then illustrates it year by year in a highly detailed filmography. A useful addition to academic libraries supporting research programs in multicultural studies, popular culture, film, and human relations."-Choice
Author Bio
ALFRED CHARLES RICHARD, JR., is Professor of Latin American History at Central Connecticut State University. He is the author of The Hispanic Image on the Silver Screen (Greenwood Press, 1992) and The Panama Canal in American National Consciousness (1990).
