Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION : WRITING HISTORY BACKWARD 1
5. 1. The Shape of Things to Come 12
6. 2. From Novelty to Norm 34
7. 3. Wide Film and the General Audience 52
8. 4. The Leisured Masses 69
9. 5. Cinerama: A New Era in the Cinema 85
10. 6. CinemaScope: A Poor Man’s Cinerama 113
11. 7. The Development of CinemaScope 138
12. 8. Todd-AO: The Hallmark of Quality 158
13. 9. Spectator and Screen 183
14. 10. The Shape of Money 211
15. NOTES 231
16. INDEX 293