The Decline of Sentiment - American Film in the 1920s

Preface ix Toward A History of Taste 1(24) Hollywood Naturalism 25(54) Sophisticated Comedy 79(48) The Male Adventure Story 127(53) The Seduction Plot 180(37) The Romantic Drama 217(57) Afterword 274(3) Notes 277(38) Bibliography 315(12) Filmography 327(16) Index 343