The Violent Years, Pt. 1

Welcome to the first installment of a (3 part?) mini-series on my ongoing genre study project! In this episode, you'll hear about the origins of the teen movie- including the industrial and economic conditions that helped create them, the exploitation approach to film making, and much more!

Also, the Paramount decision was in 1948, NOT 1947, but I have done a lot of editing already and am very tired.

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FURTHER READING:

Tropiano, Stephen. Rebels and Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie.

Schaefer, Eric. Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959.

Betrock, Alan. The I Was a Teenage Juvenile Delinquent Rock'N'Roll Horror Beach Party Movie Book: A Complete Guide to the Teen Exploitation Film, 1954-1969.

May, Elaine Tyler. Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era.

Coontz, Stephanie. The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap.

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Blackboard Jungle" (1955)

"Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)