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Author Leibman, Nina C. (Nina Clare), 1957-

Title Living room lectures : the fifties family in film and television / Nina C. Leibman
Edition First edition
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 1995

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Description 338 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Texas film studies series
Texas film studies series.
Contents 1. The Melodramatic Territory -- 2. Corporate Soul-Mates -- 3. What the People Want -- 4. Rules and Regulations -- 5. Power Plays -- 6. Boys and Girls Together -- 7. Family Finances -- 8. Conclusion -- App. A: Television Statistics -- App. B: Film Statistics -- App. C: Narrative Patterns
Analysis ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET, THE [TV] (US, 1952-66)
BLUE DENIM (US, Philip Dunne, 1959)
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (US, Richard Brooks, 1958)
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER, THE (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1963)
DONNA REED SHOW, THE [TV] (1958-65)
EAST OF EDEN (US, Elia Kazan, 1955)
FAMILY IN FILMS
FAMILY ON TV
FATHER KNOWS BEST [TV] (US, 1954-60)
FEAR STRIKES OUT (US, Robert Mulligan, 1957)
GIANT (US, George Stevens, 1956)
HATFUL OF RAIN, A (US, Fred Zinnemann, 1957)
IMITATION OF LIFE (US, Douglas Sirk, 1959)
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER [TV] (US, 1957-63)
MARRIAGE IN FILMS
MARRIAGE ON TV
MY THREE SONS [TV] (US, 1960-72)
NO DOWN PAYMENT (US, Martin Ritt, 1957)
PEYTON PLACE (US, Mark Robson, 1957)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (US, Nicholas Ray, 1955)
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (US, Elia Kazan, 1961)
SUMMER PLACE, A (US, Delmer Davies, 1959)
Notes Filmography: p. [321]-329
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-320) and index
Bibliography Filmography: pages [321]-329
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-320) and index
Subject Families in motion pictures.
Television and families -- United States.
LC no. 94036606
ISBN 0292746830 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292746849 (paper : alk. paper)