{"product_id":"the-drive-in-outdoor-cinema-in-1950s-america-and-the-popular-imagination-paperback","title":"The Drive-In: Outdoor Cinema in 1950s America and the Popular Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emeaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a 'passion pit' or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of a film programme apparently limited to old, low-budget or independent films and characterising drive-in operators as industry outsiders. They retain a hold on the popular imagination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In\u003c\/i\u003eidentifies the mix of generations in the drive-in audience as well as accounts that articulate individual experiences, from the drive-in as a dating venue to a segregated space. Through detailed analysis of the film industry trade press, local newspapers and a range of other primary sources including archival records on cinemas and cinema circuits in Arkansas, California, New York State and Texas, this book examines how drive-ins were integrated into local communities and the film industry and reveals the importance and range of drive-in programmes that were often close to that of their indoor neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Fellow at the University of Leicester, UK, where he was Associate Professor in Film Studies until 2022. He is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eTrash Cinema: The Lure of the Low\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Jungle: Cliffhanger Action and Hollywood Serials of the 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and \u003ci\u003eGaslight Melodrama: From Victorian London to 1940s Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637482746163,"sku":"9781501375019","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CDu4-WXP5j9781501375019.webp?v=1762289647","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-drive-in-outdoor-cinema-in-1950s-america-and-the-popular-imagination-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}