Who’s in the Money?: The Great Depression Musicals and Hollywood’s New Deal

Using newly unearthed primary sources, this groundbreaking book examines the bitter and little-known struggle between Warner Bros. and the Roosevelt administration during 1933. With its tales of Hollywood stars and employees fighting to win a fair share of the proceeds of their labour, the creation of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) code makes for an intriguing story of financial survival, political intrigue and backstabbing during the worst of the Great Depression. Pub Feb 2018. 6.14 x 9.21 in. 248 pp. Edinburgh University Press ISBN 9781474429412 P/$29.95