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Little appreciation has been paid though to the individual directors' accomplishments with regards to the musical film, a genre that remains popular today. When the first film musicals were made, there were no experienced movie directors for the new genre. Instead of recruiting stage directors, Hollywood turned to the seasoned directors currently under contract and assigned them to make talkies with song and dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBringing Song and Dance to the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas S. Hischak looks at the contribution that twenty-seven Hollywood directors made to the art of the movie musical during the exciting and prolific golden age of cinema. Some directors flourished with the new genre; others struggled and eventually were only assigned to traditional films. Some unknown directors found their niche in making musicals and much of their subsequent careers were in the new genre. 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Readers will learn about both famous and obscure film musicals, making this the perfect guide for movie and musical fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hischak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538195826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas S. Hischak\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally recognized writer and teacher in the performing arts. He is the author of twenty-six nonfiction books about theatre, film, and popular music, including \u003ci\u003eTheatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to the American Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Film Composers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 100 Greatest American Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 Greatest American and British Animated Films\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Disney Song Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark A. 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