Laura Serna has written a study of the impact of the US silent film on cinematic culture, in Mexico and among Mexican migrant communities north of the border during the interwar period. As a film historian, Serna presents ideas that are both theoretically nuanced and meticulously documented. She gleans dozens of original insights from an outstanding array of primary sources from Mexico and the U.S: newspapers, magazines, distributor records, diplomatic correspondence, and minutes of city council