The Cinema and Cinema-Going in Scotland, 1896-1950

ISBN-13: 9780748638284 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 360 str.

Trevor Griffiths

Opis

This monograph will be the first to deal with the growth of cinema-going in Scotland in an extended scholarly manner, integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history. The author draws extensively on archival resources concerning the cinema as a business, on documentation kept by cinema managers, and on the diaries and recollections of cinema-goers. He considers patterns of cinema-going and attendance levels, as well as changes in audience preferences for different genres, stars or national origins of films. The thematic chapters broaden out the discussion of cinema-going to consider the wider social and cultural impact of this early form of mass leisure. The book will make a significant contribution to a growing body of work on the exhibition and reception of films across Britain.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. From Variety Hall to Picture House: The Emergence of Scottish Cinema to 1914; 2. Regulating Scottish Cinema: Censorship and the Child Audience; 3. Through War and Peace: The Changing Fortunes of Scottish Silent Cinema, 1914-29; 4. A Seven-Day Wonder?: Cinema and the Scottish Sabbath; 5. An Essential Social Habit: Cinema-going in the early sound era, c.1927-39; 6. Beyond the Dream Palace: The Role of Non-Commercial Cinema in Scotland; 7. To the Summit and Beyond: Cinema-Going in the 1940s; 8. A Flickering Image: Scottish Film Production; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.