168 Pages
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Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Between 1952 and 1962, when this book was originally published, the number of people visiting British cinemas had fallen by nearly two thirds and was little more than half the pre-war total. Nearly 1500 of the 4500 cinemas functioning in 1955 had closed five years later, and the author here predicts a further substantial fall.
The causes of this drastic decline are traced to the competition of... Read more
Preface. Introduction Part 1: The Shrinking Numbers 1. The Influence of Television 2. Cinema Closures and the Shortage of Films as Factors in the Decline of Admissions 3. The Future of Cinema-Going Part 2: The Process of Adjustment to Humbler Dimensions 4. The Pattern of Cinema Closures 5. Evaluation of Closures 6. The Rise of Prices and the Squeeze of Costs Part 3: The Policy Issues 7. The Consequences of Drift 8. A Modest Alternative to Drift 9. A Bolder Attack on Drift 10. The Case of Small Communities and New Towns. Conclusion
Biography
John Spraos
