J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry

`J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry I will prove an invaluable source of reference for budding entrepreneurs and tycoons...an excellent portrait of a most unusual man.' - Moira Shearer, Sunday Telegraph`His informative, often witty book illuminates an era and, for its contribution to an understanding of British filmmaking, belongs on the shelf beside Jake Eberts' My Indecision is Final.' - Philip French, The ObserverNominated for the British Film Institute's Michael Powell Award

Autorentext
Geoffrey Macnab

Klappentext
Presiding over the "golden era" of the British film industry from the mid to late 1940s, J. Arthur Rank financed such classic movies as "Oliver Twist, The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter, Caesar and Cleopatra, and "Black Narcissus
Having started out with relatively litle knowledge of the cinema, Rank's sponsorship brought about astounding progress within the industry. He invested millions in a radical new technique, "Independent Frame," commissioned newsreels and children's film, set up a "B" Feature training studio, and opened an animation department to rival Disney. By establishing an organization comparable in size to any of the major Hollywood studios, Rank briefly managed to reconcile and consolidate competing demands of "art" and "business."
"J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry charts every aspect of the robust film culture that Rank helped to create. It goes on to explain the eventual collapse of the Rank experiment amidst the economic and political maelstrom of post-war Britain, highlighting the problems still facing the industry today. Combining archival research with interviews with Rank's contemporaries and members of his family, this definitive study firmly restores Rank to his rightful place at the center of British film history.

Zusammenfassung
Meshing archival research with interviews with Rank's contemporaries and family, this definitive study charts every aspect of the 1940s "golden era" of the British Film Industry that Rank helped to create.

Inhalt
Introduction OF FLOUR AND FILM 1 ON THE WAY TO AN EMPIRE 2 WAR AND MONOPOLY 3 TILTING AT THE WORLD MARKET 4 RANK AND HIS PRODUCERS 5 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION From kids and cartoons to the Charm School 6 THE BOGART OR BACON DEBATE British cinema and society, 1946-50 7 ET; The entertainment tax 8 RETRENCHMENT AND ECONOMY Davis prunes 9 RANK AND THE 1950s The Xerox years

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