02096nam 2200481 450 991081684800332120230721040255.01-83871-863-X1-84457-574-8(CKB)4340000000023337(MiAaPQ)EBC4763160(MiAaPQ)EBC5400882(Au-PeEL)EBL5400882(CaPaEBR)ebr11568177(OCoLC)1039695719(iGPub)BLOM0005391(EXLCZ)99434000000002333720161220h20092009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe British "B" film /Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlaneHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ;New York, New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2009.©20091 online resource (367 pages) illustrations, tablesIncludes index.1-84457-319-2 Cover -- Half-Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Big Ships and Little Ships -- 2 'What's on with it?' -- 3 The 'B' Factories -- 4 Behind the Scenes -- 5 On the Screen -- 6 The Men from the Yard -- 7 Britain in the Bs -- 8 The Best of the Bs -- Appendix: Revolving Bs -- Notes -- Index."This is the first book to provide a thorough examination of the British 'B' movie, from the war years to the 1960s. The authors draw on archival research, contemporary trade papers and interviews with key 'B' filmmakers to map the 'B' movie phenomenon both as artefact and as industry product, and as a reflection on their times"--Provided by publisher.B filmsGreat BritainHistory and criticismB filmsHistory and criticism.791.433Chibnall Steve696955McFarlane Brian1934-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816848003321The British "B" film4111952UNINA