02537nam 2200517 a 450 991078977910332120230422031702.01-283-20746-X97866132074631-4411-8425-2(CKB)2670000000106929(EBL)742940(OCoLC)741690185(MiAaPQ)EBC742940(Au-PeEL)EBL742940(CaPaEBR)ebr10490025(CaONFJC)MIL320746(OCoLC)893335779(EXLCZ)99267000000010692919990428d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Searching for stars[electronic resource] stardom and screen acting in British cinema /Geoffrey MacnabLondon ;New York Cassell20001 online resource (233 p.)Rethinking British cinemaDescription based upon print version of record.0-304-33351-4 0-304-33352-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Of Knights and Clowns; 2. The Not-So-Roaring 20s: Ivor Novello and Betty Balfour; 3. The King, the Queen and the Dancing Divinity; 4. Carnival and Consensus; 5. Stock Types; 6. Exotic Outsiders; 7. Lockwood, Calvert and Some Other Contract Artists; 8. Starmakers; 9. The End of the Studio SystemExplores the reasons behind British cinema's failure to create its own stars. The text looks at the way theatre and music hall spawned their stars, and asks why so many of them found the transition to film so awkward. It compares the British star system with that of Hollywood. What sort of contracts were British stars offered? How much were they paid? Who dealt with their publicity? How did Britsh fans regard them? There are essays on key figures (Novello, Fields, Formby, Dors, Bogarde, Mason, Matthews), and assessment of how British stars fared in Hollywood, an analysis of the effects of clasRethinking British cinema.Motion picturesGreat BritainHistoryMotion picture actors and actressesGreat BritainHistoryMotion picturesHistory.Motion picture actors and actressesHistory.791.43/0941Macnab Geoffrey1965-905249MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789779103321Searching for stars3739719UNINA