Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Two Modes of Prestige Film 19
6. 2. Hollywood as Popular Sociology 45
7. 3. Hollywood and the Public Sphere 70
8. 4. A Genre Out of Cycles 95
9. 5. Realist Melodrama 126
10. Epilogue 157
11. Notes 161
12. Index 181
13. About the Author 189