The history of this primarily American institution from its beginnings in the 1930s through its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s to its gradual demise in modern-day America is thoroughly documented here: the patent battles, community concerns with morality (on-screen and off), technological advances (audio systems, screens, etc.), audiences, and the drive-in's place in the motion picture industry.

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Veteran entertainment-media researcher Kerry Segrave is also the author of such works as Payola in the Music Industry (1994), American Films Abroad (1997), American Television Abroad (1998) and Movies at Home (1999). He lives in British Columbia.

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