An oversized book of great length, Warner Brothers Presents can easily be seen as a definitive source on the history of the famous movie studio.  Containing over a hundred pages of filmography and an extensive index, this book shares many similarities with a textbook.  Its tone, however, is far from dry and the author seems to have made a great effort to make the book enjoyable to read.  Each chapter of the book details a different genre of film that Warner Brothers made.  Regarding Casablanca, Warner Brothers Presents provides a summary of how the film was made as well as interesting commentary on its significance during its WWII release.  The films pro-American stance abroad is investigated by Sennett as well as the films lasting effect on Warner Brothers’ melodrama, romance, and war-related genres.  By providing an extensive overview of the studio before and after Casablanca, Warner Brothers Presents shows the influences that affected Casablanca as well as the effect that Casablanca had on the industry as a whole.  Although Warner Brothers Presents is not about Casablanca specifically, the book nonetheless contributes greatly to the film’s analysis.