Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939–45 : the utility dream palace / Richard Farmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farmer, Richard, author.

Series:

Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)

Manchester Film Studies

Studies in popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war

2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government

3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz

4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff

5. Showmanship in wartime

6. Cinemagoing in wartime

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526109644

1526109646

9781784997366

1784997366

OCLC:

979067134