At The Movies

By Joey Atkins and Paris Mcnair

Movies in the 1920’S.

In 1916 there were 21,000 movie theatres in the united states. The number of people who attended movies doubled in the last half of the 1920’s.

Became a resource that affected the behaviors of the people negative and positive.

Easily became the most entertainment for people because of the visual and experience

Cinema became the popular after world war 1 America became the leading producer of films in the world

Affect on the economy

People are spending $ to go out – keep the economy strong

The entertainment industry didn't really affect the economy in the 1920's as much as it did the people

Popular movies titles

The sheik Faming youth THE GOAT NEVER WEAKEN DAYDREAMS THE LOVE NEST

Popular movie stars

Rudolph valantino Louise brooks Clara bow Janet gaynor Greta gardo Lon chaney, sr. Mary pickford "Our Mary" Mary

Affect on American behaviors

A lot of people became very violent and imitated the behaviors displayed in the movies

In 1928 a series of 12 studies were made on the impact of moviees on children these studies noted the influence of the screen upon manners , dress , codes and mattter of romance the movies had the potenital and did incluence and affect the way people acted and thought.

Impact on american culture

The greatest impact of radio and television in the 1920s was that people realized for the time that information can travel around the globe in a matter of seconds and minutes, as opposed to hours and days, previously. This had a profound impact on the way businesses operate, the fact that investors could receive up-to-the-minute information, and it opened up a whole new category of employment in the areas of broadcasting, broadcasting technology including engineering, sound, and optics, and it started a new revolution in which companies reached their potential customers through the first practices of commercials.

Extra

In 1907 you could watch a film at a Nickelodeon theater for five cents. In fact, that's why it's called a "Nickelodeon.

During the Depression or the 1920s, movies cost about 27 cents.

During the swinging '60s, it cost a little less than $1 to catch a flick.

In the '80s, it cost about $4.00 to go to a movie.

It now costs around $10 to go to a flick.

Resources

Yahoo answers. Google Wikipedia