British Popular Films 1929-1939

The Cinema of Reassurance

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Stephen Shafer ISBN: 9781134988365
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 2, 2003
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Stephen Shafer
ISBN: 9781134988365
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 2, 2003
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Shafer's study challenges the conventional historical assumption that British feature films during the Thirties were mostly oriented to the middle-class. Instead, he makes the critical distinction between films intended for West End and international circulation and those intended primarily for domestic, working-class audiences. Far from being alientated by a 'middle-class institution', working men and women flocked to see pictures featuring such music-hall luminaries as Gracie Fields and George Formby.

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Shafer's study challenges the conventional historical assumption that British feature films during the Thirties were mostly oriented to the middle-class. Instead, he makes the critical distinction between films intended for West End and international circulation and those intended primarily for domestic, working-class audiences. Far from being alientated by a 'middle-class institution', working men and women flocked to see pictures featuring such music-hall luminaries as Gracie Fields and George Formby.

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