Popular Entertainment 🎭 Flashcards
Why was the cinema so popular?
~People had increased leisure time
~Tickets were cheap
~Easily accessible in cars
~Acted as a form of escapism
What were the big movie companies of this time?
Paramount, Warner Brothers and MGM.
What films were actors most well known for?
~Rudolf Valentino- The Sheikh (1921)
~Charlie Chaplin- The Tramp (1915)
What was the first talkie?
The Jazz Singer in 1927 starring Al Jolson.
When did Rudolf Valentino die?
1926
When were the Oscars established?
1929
What was the Hays code?
Drawn up in 1930, it contained a list of rules for film such as nudity being prohibited and adultery and murder must be condemned.
How many people owned radios?
50 million people owned one at the end of the 1920s.
What were the new dances of the time?
The Charleston, the Bunny Hop and the Vampire.
What were the famous jazz musicians of the time?
Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith.
When was the first radio station opened?
Pittsburgh, 1922.
Gramophone sales peaked in 1921 with sales of how much?
106 million dollars.
