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A Los Angeles Times Bestseller

A New York Times Book Review

Editor's Choice


“Isenberg gives us . . . a rich miscellany of material that will delight fans of both the film and Hollywood’s golden era. His research is clearly second to none.”
— Lucy Scholes, Times Literary Supplement


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Out in paperback now—and in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese translation!

10th-anniversary paperback edition due out from UC Press in September 2024