Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. PREFACE vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii
5. Chapter 1 PREPARING THE GROUND 1
6. Chapter 2 DRAMAS AND MELODRAMAS OF THE ‘SILENT’ PERIOD 16
7. Chapter 3 COMEDIES OF THE ‘SILENT’ PERIOD 42
8. Chapter 4 ‘ENLIGHTENMENT’ FILMS (SITTENFILME) 72
9. Chapter 5 1929: A YEAR OF TRANSITION 82
10. Chapter 6 IRONIC REALISM 115
11. Chapter 7 LATE COMEDIES 122
12. Chapter 8 CONFRONTATIONS AND ENMITIES 141
13. Chapter 9 A NEW FILM MUSICAL 160
14. EPILOGUE 197
15. Appendix JEWISH ARTISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS WORKING IN THE GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN FILM INDUSTRY IN 1929 211
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 215
17. INDEX 219