1st Edition

The British Labour Movement and Film, 1918-1939

By Stephen G. Jones Copyright 1987
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987. Using a wealth of primary sources, Stephen Jones investigates the role played in cinema affairs by the Labour Movement, stressing the important contributions made by the Labour Party, Communist Party and trade unions in the production and presentation of film. He gives us a rare and important insight into the British film industry, examining the cinema in its wider... Read more

General Editor’s Preface;  Acknowledgments;  1. Introduction  2. The Labour Movement, Ideology and Film  3. Trade Unionism in the Cinema Industry  4. Labour, Film and the State  5. Labour and the Sunday Films’ Question  6. The Labour Film Movement  7. The Communist Movement and Film;  Conclusion;  Notes;  Select Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Stephen G. Jones