Midterm Slides Flashcards
1
Q
By the end of the 1950s, how many homes had a television?
A
85%
2
Q
Who popularized method acting?
A
Elia Kazan
3
Q
Who was responsible for censorship during the 1930s?
A
The Hayes Office
4
Q
Who directed The Maltese Falcon?
A
John Huston
5
Q
During the 1940s, how many people regularly went to the movies?
A
2/3 of Americans
6
Q
Who were the three minor studios?
A
Universal
Columbia
United Artists
7
Q
Who were the five major studios?
A
Paramount Warner Bros Fox MGM RKO
8
Q
How many films were the 5 Majors responsible for?
A
90%
9
Q
What is the cycle of a genre?
A
Primitive
Classical
Revisionist
Parodic
10
Q
Who are the Hollywood Ten?
A
Ten Hollywood players who refused to consent to the Congressional communism investigations
They were all blackballed
