Cover ; Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45; Contents; List of illustrations ; List of tables ; General editor's foreword ; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations ; Note on sources ; Introduction; 1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war; 2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government; 3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz; 4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff; 5. Showmanship in wartime; 6. Cinemagoing in wartime; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films
Notes
Previously issued in print: 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience
Specialized
Notes
In English
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 19, 2016)
