The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema 1929-1939Jeffrey Richards Bloomsbury Academic, 31.12.1998 - 288 Seiten British film historians reassess the films, stars, genres, and directors omitted from conventional accounts of the decade and evaluate its forgotten and recently rediscovered films. They consider audiences, producer Julius Hagen and his independent Twickenham Film Studios, how MGM deal with the Films Acts, the shocker and musical genres, class and gender issues, national identity, and other dimensions. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Inhalt
Cinemagoing Preferences in Britain in the 1930s | 1 |
Julius Hagen and Twickenham Film Studios 337 | 37 |
MGM and the British Quota | 57 |
Urheberrecht | |
11 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema 1929-1939 Jeffrey Richards Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2001 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
actor adaptation Alexander American appeared audiences become Britain British cinema British films called cent character comedy costs crime critical culture decade directed director distribution domestic drama early effect English example fact film industry Film Weekly film-makers finally genre George give given Hagen hand Hollywood important interest Jack John King Korda later leading less light lives London major mean melodrama Michael Balcon murder musical narrative never noted offered opening original performance period Pictures play political POPSTAT popular presented production quota Radio released respectable Richards Robert role says screen script seen share shot Slaughter social society sound stage stars Stevenson story studio success suggests theatre thriller turned Twickenham variety Veidt Viertel Vorhaus Wandering Jew wanted Weekly writers young