Surfing in the movies : a critical history /

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Author / Creator:	Engle, John, 1950- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Description:	ix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Surfing in motion pictures. Surfing films -- History and criticism. Surfing films. Surfing in motion pictures. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10389273

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ISBN:	9780786495214 0786495219 9781476622842
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Surfing has fascinated filmmakers since Thomas Edison shot footage of Waikiki beachboys in 1906. Before the 1950s surf craze, surfing showed up in travelogues or as exotic background for studio features. Hollywood and independent filmmakers have produced about three dozen surf films in the last half-century"--

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