Abstract
This working paper traces the history of the Warner brothers and their Hollywood film studio, from their hardscrabble beginnings to their famous championing of a "social realist" aesthetic in their motion pictures released during the 1920s and 1930s. The pre-presidential career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt is also featured and contrasted with that of the Warner Brothers, setting up a discussion of how the Warner Bros. Studio not only supported Roosevelt financially with fundraising events but also championed his Great Depression-combating New Deal policies in their marketing and films during 1932 and 1933.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | King's College London |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |