Developments In Entertainment Flashcards
Why did many people spend more money on entertainment in the 1920’s
They had more leisure time
What helped jazz music become popular?
Radio
By 1929 how many homes had a radio?
10 million
Why did sports such as American football, baseball, golf and boxing become more popular?
People had more leisure time and money to spend on sports, many bought cars to travel and watch sports
What were two new dances that became popular in the 1920’s?
Charleston and Blackbottom
By 1929 how many people were visiting the cinema each week?
110 million
When was the first talkie released and what was its name?
1927 and ‘The Jazz Singer’
Which film companies boomed?
MGM , Warner Bros and Paramount
Why did the cinema become so popular?
Advertising made heros with It of actors such as Rudolph Valentino and Charlie Chaplin
Cinéma was cheap in a prosperous America
People has more leisure time
Advertising used by emerging companies like MGM and warner bros
What was the rule about a kiss in a film?
It couldn’t last for more then 10 feet of film
What do Charlie Chaplins films include and what were they influenced by?
The kid
The great dictator
The vagabond
Inflicted by cultural developments in America including the impact the American dream had on ordinary people
Where did jazz music come from?
Traditional black music such as blues and ragtime however despite it being the music of
Choice in Most speakeasies often the only black people allowed in were the musicians
