Screening the Hollywood rebels in Britain : American films of the 1950s / Anna Ariadne Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Anna Ariadne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dean, James, 1931-1955.

Dean, James.

Motion pictures--United States--20th century--Influence.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Great Britain--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Influence--Great Britain--20th century.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This book examines issues of censorship, publicity and teenage fandom in 1950s Britain surrounding a series of controversial Hollywood films: The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a Cause, Rock Around the Clock and Jailhouse Rock. It also explores British cinema’s commentary on juvenile delinquency through a re-examination of such British films as The Blue Lamp, Spare the Rod and Serious Charge. Taking a multi-dimensional approach, the book intersects with star studies and social history while reappraising the stardom of Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley. By looking at the specific meanings, pleasures and uses British fans derived from these films, it provides a logical and sustained narrative for how Hollywood star images fed into and disrupted British cultural life during a period of unprecedented teenage consumerism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 ‘Attractive and imitable’: Marlon Brando and The Wild One ban in the UK

2 ‘Our Teddy boys are angels’: Blackboard Jungle fever in the classroom

3 ‘He died in his own rebellion’: James Dean and Rebel Without a Cause

4 ‘A teenage revolution’: Bill Haley and the rock ’n’ roll cinema riots

5 ‘All-singing, all-fighting man’: Elvis Presley as a rock ’n’ roll rebel

Conclusion: The rise of the Angry Young Men

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526154507

1526154501

OCLC:

1273666988