Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. L’Envoi of Moving Pictures 1
6. Introduction 3
7. Chapter 1. American Variety and/or Foreign Features 13
8. Entr’acte 1. Mapping the Local Terrain of Exhibition 45
9. Chapter 2. The “Usable Past” of Westerns 61
10. Entr’acte 2. Moviegoing Habits and Everyday Life 85
11. Chapter 3. The “Usable Past” of Westerns 105
12. Entr’acte 3. A “Forgotten” Part of the Program 127
13. Chapter 4. The “Usable Past” of Civil War Films 141
14. Entr’acte 4. Another “Forgotten” Part of the Program 171
15. Chapter 5. The “Usable Present” of Thrillers 185
16. Entr’acte 5. Trash Twins 215
17. Chapter 6. “The Power of Personality in Pictures” 231
18. Notes 257
19. Bibliography 351
20. Index 357