Hollywood Out West
The development of the uniquely American film genre, the Western, is shown from its inception with archival footage and interviews with surviving artists.
Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.
Primary Title
- Hollywood
Secondary Title
Episode Title
- Out West
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 July 1982
Start Time
- 16 : 40
Finish Time
- 17 : 30
Duration
- 50:00
Episode
- 9
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.
Episode Description
- The development of the uniquely American film genre, the Western, is shown from its inception with archival footage and interviews with surviving artists.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Motion picture industry--United States--History
- Silent films--History and criticism
- Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History
Genres
- Documentary
- Entertainment
Hosts
- James Mason (Narrator)
Contributors
- Kevin Brownlow (Director)
- David Gill (Director)
- Kevin Brownlow (Producer)
- David Gill (Producer)
Subjects
- Motion picture industry--United States--History
- Silent films--History and criticism
- Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History