Bowery to Broadway : the American Irish in classic Hollywood cinema / Christopher Shannon.

Here, Shannon guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and 1940s 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.

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Main Author: Shannon, Christopher, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Scranton [Pa.] : Chicago : University of Scranton Press ; [distributed by] Chicago Distribution Center, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Introduction : the sidewalks of New York -- Hell's Kitchen -- City for conquest -- The Bowery Cinderella -- The bells of Saint Mary's -- The lights of old Broadway -- Conclusion : the suburbs of America. 
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