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British Popular Films 1929-1939 »
Authors: Stephen C. Shafer
ISBN-13: 9780415002820, ISBN-10: 0415002826
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: July 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Stephen C. Shafer
Book Synopsis
Shafer's study challenges the conventional historical assumption that British feature films during the Thirties were mostly oriented to the middle-class. Instead, he makes the critical distinction between films intended for West End and international circulation and those intended primarily for domestic, working-class audiences. Far from being alientated by a 'middle-class institution', working men and women flocked to see pictures featuring such music-hall luminaries as Gracie Fields and George Formby.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Myths and Unsupported Assumptions: A statistical overview of the content of British popular movies in the thirties | 10 |
| 3 | Depicting the Working Classes in British Film in the Thirties: Escapist versus realistic portrayals | 36 |
| 4 | Mistaken Identities: The Pygmalion motif | 56 |
| 5 | Mistaken Identities: Posing poverty | 87 |
| 6 | Inter-class Romance: Social escapism | 112 |
| 7 | Themes in British Films: The downside of success | 147 |
| 8 | The Emphasis on Cooperation and Self-Sacrifice | 182 |
| 9 | Patriotism and Censorship: Celebrating Britain and limiting social criticism | 220 |
| 10 | Conclusions | 235 |
| Notes | 239 | |
| References | 259 | |
| Index | 266 |
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