1st Edition
The History of British Film (Volume 7) Film Making in 1930's Britain
Edited By Rachael Low
Copyright 2005
472 Pages
by
Routledge
468 Pages
by
Routledge
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This set is one of the cornerstones of film scholarship, and one of the most important works on twentieth century British culture. Published between 1948 and 1985, the volumes document all aspects of film making in Britain from its origins in 1896 to 1939. Rachael Low pioneered the interpretation of films in their context, arguing that to understand films it was necessary to establish their... Read more
List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- 1 Exploitation -- 2 The Organisation of Labour -- 3 The Quota -- 4 The Censorship of Feature Films -- 5 The Arrival of the Talkie -- 6 Language Barriers -- 7 Colour Films -- 8 Production in the Early Thirties -- BIP — Gaumont and Gainsborough Herber Wilcox — Basil Dean Alexander Korda — Smaller Companies — American Quota Arrangements -- 9 Production in the Late Thirties -- Max Schach and the Aidgate Trustees — J. Arthur Rank — Alexander Korda — ABPC — Gaumont and Gainsborough — Herbert Wilcox — Ealing — Smaller Companies — American Quota Arrangements -- Notes -- Appendix: Quota Registrations -- Bibliography -- Film List -- Index.
Biography
Rachael Low,
