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1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) : illustrations |
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Rethinking British cinema |
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Rethinking British cinema.
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Preface; 1. Of Knights and Clowns; 2. The Not-So-Roaring 20s: Ivor Novello and Betty Balfour; 3. The King, the Queen and the Dancing Divinity; 4. Carnival and Consensus; 5. Stock Types; 6. Exotic Outsiders; 7. Lockwood, Calvert and Some Other Contract Artists; 8. Starmakers; 9. The End of the Studio System; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Explores the reasons behind British cinema's failure to create its own stars. The text looks at the way theatre and music hall spawned their stars, and asks why so many of them found the transition to film so awkward. It compares the British star system with that of Hollywood. What sort of contracts were British stars offered? How much were they paid? Who dealt with their publicity? How did Britsh fans regard them? There are essays on key figures (Novello, Fields, Formby, Dors, Bogarde, Mason, Matthews), and assessment of how British stars fared in Hollywood, an analysis of the effects of clas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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Motion pictures
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Filmstar
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Cinéma -- Grande-Bretagne.
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Cinéma britannique.
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Acteurs de cinéma -- Grand-Bretagne.
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Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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Gro€britannien.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
99027248 |
| ISBN |
9781441184252 |
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1441184252 |
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9786613207463 |
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6613207462 |
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