Alcohol in the movies, 1898-1962 : a critical history / Judy Cornes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2006.Description: xi, 251 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0786426330 : PAP
  • 9780786426331
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/655
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.A45
Summary: "Here is a study of 64 years of alcohol as portrayed in film. Beginning with the appearance in 1898 of what is probably the first commercial: a 30-second film of men in kilts dancing and the words "Scotch Whiskey" appearing in the background. The final film is 1962's Days of Wine and Roses, which addresses alcoholism"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 221-230

"Here is a study of 64 years of alcohol as portrayed in film. Beginning with the appearance in 1898 of what is probably the first commercial: a 30-second film of men in kilts dancing and the words "Scotch Whiskey" appearing in the background. The final film is 1962's Days of Wine and Roses, which addresses alcoholism"--Provided by publisher.

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