Heroes and happy endings : class, gender, and nation in popular film and fiction in interwar Britain / Christine Grandy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grandy, Christine, author.

Series:

Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)

Studies in popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Motion pictures.

Fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Social classes--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Social classes.

Gender identity--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Gender identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Summary:

This is a highly anticipated examination of the popular film and fiction consumed by Britons in the 1920s and 1930s. Departing from a prevailing emphasis on popular culture as escapist, Christine Grandy offers a fresh perspective by noting the enduring importance of class and gender divisions in the narratives read and watched by the working and middle classes between the wars.

Contents:

Introduction: the role of popular culture between the wars

A man imagined: heroes, work, and nation

The shape of villainy: profiteering and money-men

That magic moment: the female love-interest and the villainess

Building character: censorship, the Home Office, and the BBFC

Conclusion: thoughts on heroes, villains, and love-interests beyond 1939

Appendix: censorable items compiled in 1917 from the BBFC's annual reports of 1913-15.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 5, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526111203

1526111209

9781526111210

1526111217

OCLC:

978500746