Footnotes to the film / edited by Charles Davy
1938, Readers Union Edition. London: Lovat Dickson Ltd. Good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned as with age. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #341473
Physical description: xii, 334 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates 20 cm. Contents: Direction, by A. Hitchcock.--Film acting, by R. Donat.--Handling the camera, by B. Wright.--Subjects and stories, by G. Greene.--Comedies and cartoons, by A. Cavalcanti.--Settings, costumes, backgrounds, by J. Betjeman.--Music on the screen, by M. Jaubert.--The colour film, by P. Nash.--The course of realism, by J. Grierson.--British films: to-day and to-morrow, by A. Korda.--The future of screen and stage, by B. Dean.--Hollywood and Britain--three thousand miles apart, by M. Kann.--Why I go to the cinema, by E. Bowen.--Walk up! Walk up! Please, by S.L. Bernstein.--The critic in film history, by A. Cooke.--Censorship and film societies, by F. Hardy.--Are films worthwhile? By C. Davy.--Postscript: the film marches on, by C. Davy. Subjects: Motion pictures.
Cinema. Film. 20th century film.
Price: €21.95