The British 'B' film / Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chibnall, Steve.

Contributor:

McFarlane, Brian, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

B films--Great Britain--History and criticism.

B films.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Published by Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, London, 2009.

Summary:

"This is the first book to provide a thorough examination of the British 'B' movie, from the war years to the 1960s. The authors draw on archival research, contemporary trade papers and interviews with key 'B' filmmakers to map the 'B' movie phenomenon both as artefact and as industry product, and as a reflection on their times"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Rona Anderson Preface 1. Big Ships and Little Ships: The B's at War 2. What's on with it? The Rise and Fall of the B's 3. The 'B' Factories: Companies, Studios and Producers 4. Behind the Scenes 5 . On the Screens 6. The Men from the Yard 7. Britain in the B's 8. The Best of the B's Appendix Revolving B's: Second Features on the Gaumont British, Odeon and Rank Circuits.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844573196

1844573192

9781844573202

1844573206

OCLC:

317926747