From its beginnings, the American film industry has profited from bringing popular and acclaimed dramatic works to the screen. This is the first book to offer a

Focusing on key texts, leading scholars explore how Hollywood has given an enduring life to the classics of Broadway theater.

The first comprehensive study of British and American films adapted from modern British plays.

Focusing on key texts, leading scholars explore how Hollywood has given an enduring life to the classics of Broadway theater.

The contemporary student of dramatic criticism in America, unlike his counterparts in poetry and fiction, does not have a well-developed theoretical and analyti