USA theme stats - pop culture Flashcards
what was the first ever talkie and when was it
1927 the jazz singer
how did cinema attendance change between 1925 - 1940
1925 = 49 million
1930 = 80 million
1935 = 54 million
1940 = 66 million
in the 1930s and 1940s how many films were being produced in Hollywood
90%
who was the original It girl and how successful was her career as an actress
Clara Bow and in her busiest year she made 15 movies
what legislation was passed to control the appearance and behaviour of actors and film directors
the Hays Code
it consisted of a list of restrictions from actors and directors that must be followed (eg. no crimes should be shown in too much detail, no white slave trade, no swearing, no nudity)
how many homes had a gramophone in 1929
almost 50%
how much did record sales hit in 1929 compared to 1935
1929 = $150 million
1935 = $25 million
how many radio stations were there by 1924
500 stations
when did the first radio commercial station begin
1915
when was the radio first put into cars
1924
who was Walter Winchell
a radio presenter with opinionated views in the 1930-1940s and used the radio to gain influence and respect
he supported the New deal and used his radio to spread a love for it
who was Father Charles Coughlan
the first major political figurehead to use the radio to influence people (priest) in the 1930s-1940s
he supported the new deal and tried to sway people to a more left side
he ended up becoming facist and strongly antisemitic (and pro-hitler)
by 1930 how big of a radio audience did Father Charles Coughlan have
40 million
who was ed Murrow
he was a radio reporter based in London that reported the events of WW2 from the front line
also in 1954 he produced a tv show - See it now which he used to portray McCarthy as a liar
when was it that the Hays Code began to get broken
1950s onwards
how did tv present the minority groups: KKK and black people
1915 - Birth of a nation
KKK = presented as good
black people = presented as bad
how did tv present the minority groups: asians and the Chinese
1929 - The mysterious Dr Fu Manchu
asians = ‘good asians’ or ‘bad asians’
Chinese people = violent
how did tv present the minority groups: native Americans and American Indians
1940 - King Vidors Northwest passage
native Americans = violent
however in 1920s native Americans were only side characters that either didnt speak or spoke a sub human language (alien like)
American Indians = racist
how did tv ownership change between 1950-1980
1950 = 9%
1955 = 63%
1980 = 98%
what was the first televised political debate and how widely viewed was it
JFK vs Nixon watched by 70 million
when was it that black Americans began to feature in adverts
1963
what did Walter Cronkite do
he released the facts and truths of the Vietnam war into a documentary in 1968 which massively decreased people’s confidence in the presidency and created larger hatred towards the Vietnam war
