The British 'B' film
By: Stephen Chibnall and Brian McFarlane
Contributors: McFarlane, Brian, 1934-
Publisher: British Film Institute; Published by Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, London
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781844573196
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Rona Anderson Preface 1. Big Ships and Little Ships: The B's at War 2. What's on with it? The Rise and Fall of the B's 3. The 'B' Factories: Companies, Studios and Producers 4. Behind the Scenes 5 . On the Screens 6. The Men from the Yard 7. Britain in the B's 8. The Best of the B's Appendix Revolving B's: Second Features on the Gaumont British, Odeon and Rank Circuits.