The age of the dream palace : cinema and society in Britain 1930-1939 / Jeffrey Richards
London ; New York : Routledge, 1984. 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #442316
Physical description; x, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents; Going to the pictures -- The dream merchants -- 'The devil's camera' -- 'Our movie-made children' -- The aims and principles of censorship -- Censorship in operation: domestic policy -- Censorship in operation: foreign policy -- Censorship in operation: imperial policy -- Stars -- Gracie Fields: consensus personified -- George Formby: The road from Wigan Pier -- Jessie Matthews: the dancing divinity -- The romantic adventurer: Robert Donat and Leslie Howard -- Putting Britain on the screen -- Visions of the past -- messages for the present -- Images of peace and war -- Class and consensus: lower down -- Class and consensus: higher up. Subjects; Motion pictures Social aspects Great Britain. Motion pictures Censorship Great Britain. Motion picture actors and actresses Great Britain. Motion pictures Censorship. Motion pictures Social aspects. Motion pictures, British. England Social life and customs 20th century.
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