Four from the forties

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Brian McFarlane
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The 1940s represent a high point in the history of British film, characterised by the works of such recognised greats as David Lean and Michael Powell. But alongside this ‘quality cinema’ there exists a body of popular productions by film-makers who have not yet been the objects of detailed scholarly attention. Four from the forties addresses this oversight, drawing attention to four directors whose career trajectories had a good deal in common and can tell us much about what British film-goers expected from the cinema in this crucial decade. Leslie Arliss, Arthur Crabtree, Bernard Knowles and Lawrence Huntington were all born at the turn of the century. All had been active in a range of film-making functions in the 1930s, and all would do their most proficient and popular work in the 1940s, thereafter prolonging their careers into the 1960s through ‘B’ movies, co-features and television. Taken together, they offer a commentary on the changing fortunes of mid-century British cinema.
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9781526110565
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https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526110565
Online Publication Date:
14 Sep 2018
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Subjects:
Film, Media and Music
Keywords:
British cinema; Popular cinema; 1940s; film-making; Leslie Arliss; Arthur Crabtree; Bernard Knowles; Lawrence Huntington
Page Count:
257
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Manchester University Press

Series: British Film-Makers

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