The cinema and cinema-going in Scotland, 1896-1950 /
Griffiths, Trevorauthor.
"This is the first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early 20th century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history." - Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-344) and index.
1. From Variety Hall to Picture House: The Emergence of Scottish Cinema to 1914 -- 2. Regulating Scottish Cinema: Censorship and the Child Audience -- 3. Through War and Peace: The Changing Fortunes of Scottish Silent Cinema, 1914-29 -- 4. A Seven-day Wonder? Cinema and the Scottish Sabbath -- 5. An Essential Social Habit: Cinema-going in the Early Sound Era, c.1927-39 -- 6. Beyond the Dream Palace: The Role of Non-commercial Cinema in Scotland -- 7. To the Summit and Beyond: Cinema-going in the 1940s -- 8. A Flickering Image: Scottish Film Production.
"This is the first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early 20th century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history." - Cover.
Motion pictures
Motion picture audiences