From Peepshow to Palace: The Birth of American Film by David Robinson

From Peepshow to Palace: The Birth of American Film

David Robinson

248 pages first pub 1995 (view editions)

nonfiction emotional reflective medium-paced
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Film critic David Robinson chronicles the early use of film as vaudeville sideshow; as sheer spectacle of moving images precluding any notion of plot development or drama; and as a fledgling dramatic effort, ranging from prizefights to Passion pla...

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