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From Pinewood to Hollywood - British Filmmakers in American Cinema 1910-1969

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Zusatztext 'A fascinating look at the British screenwriters and directors who went to Hollywood over a period of sixty years: how they adjusted! or didn't adjust! and what they contributed to American as well as British films. It's so good I wish it was longer.' - Tom Stempel! Los Angeles City College! USA Informationen zum Autor IAN SCOTT is Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of American Politics in Hollywood Film (2000) and  In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin (2006). Klappentext This book is about the emigration, film careers and socio-cultural influence of British filmmakers moving to Hollywood in the studio era. It deals with some of the unknown and neglected émigrés, as well as the leading lights who founded, initiated and ensured that American film became the leading national cinema of the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung This book is about the emigration, film careers and socio-cultural influence of British filmmakers moving to Hollywood in the studio era. It deals with some of the unknown and neglected émigrés, as well as the leading lights who founded, initiated and ensured that American film became the leading national cinema of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Prologue: The British in Hollywood The British Connection: Themes and Theory Early Invaders: The First British Wave Sound and Vision: British Filmmakers and the Politics of Pre-War Hollywood Movies for the Masses: The British in World War II Post-War Directions: Ealing Escapism and the Menace of McCarthy Atlantic Crossing Bibliography

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