Early Cinema in Scotland /

Early Cinema in Scotland / / Trevor Griffiths, María A. Vélez-Serna, John Caughie.

Examines the history of early cinema in Scotland from its inception in 1896 until the 1930sThe popularity of cinema and cinema-going in Scotland was exceptional. By 1929 Glasgow had 127 cinemas, and by 1939 it claimed more cinema seats per capita than any other city in the world. Focusing on the soc...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Caughie, John,
A. Vélez-Serna, María,
Griffiths, Trevor,
MitwirkendeR:
Bohlmann, Julia,
Caughie, John,
Griffiths, Trevor,
McBain, Janet,
Merz, Caroline,
Vélez-Serna, María A.,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2018
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 30 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on the Contributors
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction
  • CHAPTER 2. Travelling Bioscopes and Borrowed Spaces
  • CHAPTER 3. Fixed-site Cinemas and the First Film Renters
  • CHAPTER 4. Cinema and Cinema-going in Small Towns
  • CHAPTER 5. Making a Living at the Cinema: Scottish Cinema Staff in the Silent Era
  • CHAPTER 6. Early Municipal Cinema
  • CHAPTER 7. Rob Roy: Britain’s First Feature Film
  • CHAPTER 8. Local Films for Local People: ‘HAVE YOU BEEN CINEMATOGRAPHED?’
  • CHAPTER 9. Depicting Scotland: Scotland in Early Films
  • CHAPTER 10. The Talkies Triumphant: Scottish Cinema and the Coming of Sound
  • CHAPTER 11. Filmography of Scottish-themed Fiction Films
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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