The British 'B' film [electronic resource] / Stephen Chibnall and Brian McFarlane.

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chibnall, Steve
Other Authors: McFarlane, Brian, 1934-
Language:English
Published: New York : British Film Institute, 2009.
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Format: Electronic eBook
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.