books by Anthony Slide (hand-painted biographical vaudeville)

books by Anthony Slide

books:

Nitrate Won't Wait: A History of Film Preservation in the United States

1 review
Anthony Slide

McFarland & Company, 2000

The Mis-adventures of film preservation
Anthony Slide writes a fascinating history of the film preservation movement in the United States. After covering the dangers of nitrate film and the wholesale junking of film prints during the silent era, he documents the beginning of the archive movement in the 1930s and 1940s. You would think that the book would be filled with stories of heroic efforts to save films, but there are just as ...

New York City Vaudeville (NY) (Images of America)

2 reviews
Anthony Slide

Arcadia Publishing, 2006

Excellent book with great photos!
I own several of these paperback books (called: IMAGES OF AMERICA). These compact books never disappoint me. This company is still producing these wonderful books today ,and every few months, the company adds to the various IMAGES OF AMERICA themes. I bought this book because I wanted a "general" photo book showing photos of the most well-known of the Vaudeville performers, especially those ...

Now Playing: Hand-Painted Poster Art from the 1910s Through the 1950s

9 reviews
Anthony Slide, Jane Burman Powell, ...

Angel City Press, 2007

Not Just for Cinephiles
This book is a must-have for movie buffs, but I was bowled over by the beauty of the art. From the spectacular Batiste Madelena cover of Rudolph Valentino through dozens of creative renditions of original old-time movie posters, to the back cover depictions of Gloria Swanson, Norma Shearer, Walter Huston and Boris Karloff, the artistry of these unsung craftsmen is dazzling. "Now Playing" is now ...

Robert Goldstein and "The Spirit of '76"

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1993

Impressed by the success of The Birth of a Nation, Robert Goldstein, owner of a well-known Los Angeles costume supply house, produced his own epic film drama, The Spirit of '76 and screened it in Los Angeles shortly after America's entry into World War I. The film was denounced as anti-British and treasonous, and Goldstein was arrested. This book documents the background to the film, and its making, his arrest, trial, and the repurcussions.

Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

16 reviews
Anthony Slide

University Press of Kentucky, 2002

Insightful profiles of the obsure and famous
I found this book extremely interesting. Mr. Slade profiled a large number of silent actors ranging from the obscure (the queen of the extras Bess Flowers) to the semi-famous (the delightful Mary Brian who did successfully transition into the talkies) to the famous (Valentino and Harold Lloyd). What did I specifically like about this book? Slide provided mini-critiques of his subjects acting ...

Fifty Classic British Films, 1932-1982: A Pictorial Record
Anthony Slide

Dover Publications, 1985

200 striking photographs, in-depth commentaries, plot synposes, contemporary reviews, and more ? about 50 British classics from yesterday and today. Preface. Text. Alphabetical list of films. Bibliography.

Incorrect Entertainment
Anthony Slide

BearManor Media, 2007

Cultural Historian Anthony Slide, who has been described by the Los Angeles Times as a one-man publishing phenomenon, strikes again with a book guaranteed to contain something OFFENSIVE for everyone. Chapters on subjects as varied as CAMP, FASCISM in Hollywood, Hedda Hopper and the PORKY'S movies. The latest topical jokes on Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Challenger disaster. Subjects such as ALCOHOL, DRUG and SPOUSAL ABUSE, ...

Griffith and the Rise of Hollywood
Paul; Anthony Slide Odell

Castle Books, 1970

Before, In and After Hollywood
Anthony Slide

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1997

The autobiography of Joseph Henabery, the director of some of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1920s including Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle, and Rudolph Valentino.