Screening the Hollywood rebels in 1950s Britain / Anna Ariadne Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Anna Ariadne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brando, Marlon.

Dean, James, 1931-1955.

Dean, James.

Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.

Presley, Elvis.

Juvenile delinquency films--Great Britain--History and criticism.

Juvenile delinquency films.

Juvenile delinquency films--United States--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This text makes a timely intervention in popular film culture, examining how three iconic Hollywood stars (Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley) disrupted British youth culture when they starred in classic American films about juvenile delinquency.

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, filmography and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 8, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526154507

1526154501

OCLC:

1273666988