What price Hollywood? : gender and sex in the films of George Cukor /

Helford, Elyce Rae, 1962-

What price Hollywood? : gender and sex in the films of George Cukor / Elyce Rae Helford. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2021. - 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Drawing on a broad array of theoretical lenses, Elyce Rae Helford examines how Cukor's award-winning and lesser-known films engage Hollywood masculinity and gender performativity through camp, drag, and mixed genres. Blending biography with critical analysis of more than twenty-five films, 'What Price Hollywood?' tells the story of a once-in-a-generation director who produced some of the best films in history.

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Cukor, George, 1899-1983 --Criticism and interpretation.


Sex role in motion pictures.
Sex in motion pictures.
Homosexuality and motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.

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