ABSTRACT
This review essay of a National Film Preservation Foundation archival DVD boxed set of fiction and non-fiction films from the Progressive era emphasizes the underlying optimism about the future that is discernible even in those films that treat harrowing subjects (such as social deprivation, violence, and industrial exploitation).
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© 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.
2007
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