From the Book - First edition.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction
The Study of Aging in Cinema
Filmography and Terminology
ch. One Generational Conflict in Prewar Hollywood Film
Elder Depictions in Early Cinema and the Silent Era
Solid Pillars in Unstable Times
Elders in the Nuclear Era
ch. Two The Sensational Specter of Aging
The Formation of "Adult Films"
Competing for the Adult Market
Gender and Generation in Melodrama
ch. Three The Horrific and the Hilarious
Elder Exploitation in Youth Films
Elder Kitsch at Its Limits
ch. Four The Emergence of the Elder Odyssey
The Road to a Subgenre of Penultimate Quests
The Elder Odyssey in Expansion
Investigating and Evading
ch. Five The Repression and Release of Old Romance
The May-December Romance as a Genre Device
Calmly Increasing Honesty
ch. Six Deceptions and Delusions of Elder Death