Bowery to Broadway : the American Irish in classic Hollywood cinema

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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Subjects:
Irish Americans in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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