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

Trevor Griffiths

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

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

Trevor Griffiths

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748668045

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About this book

What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen?

This is the first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and 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. Trevor Griffiths’ book is a major contribution to the growing body of work on the history and significance of British film.

Key Features

First major study of early Scottish film
New archives and research
Fascinating diary entries
Early cinema as business
Important addition to Scottish film studies

Key words: cinema, Scotland, history, cinema-going, society, films, Scottish

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	iv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 From Variety Hall to Picture House: The Emergence of Scottish Cinema to 1914 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
2 Regulating Scottish Cinema: Censorship and the Child Audience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
3 Through War and Peace: The Changing Fortunes of Scottish Silent Cinema, 1914–29 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
4 A Seven-day Wonder? Cinema and the Scottish Sabbath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
5 An Essential Social Habit: Cinema-going in the Early Sound Era, c. 1927–39 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
6 Beyond the Dream Palace: The Role of Non-commercial Cinema in Scotland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
7 To the Summit and Beyond: Cinema-going in the 1940s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
8 A Flickering Image: Scottish Film Production Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Appendix 1 Cinema Companies: Sample, 1895–1914 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 360
Keywords: Scottish Studies

eBook

Published: July 23, 2012
ISBN: 9780748668045