Searching for stars : stardom and screen acting in British cinema /: stardom and screen acting in British cinema. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Geoffrey Macnab.
• Other Names: Macnab, Geoffrey, 1965-
• Contents: Preface; 1. Of Knights and Clowns; 2. The Not-So-Roaring 20s: Ivor Novello and Betty Balfour; 3. The King, the Queen and the Dancing Divinity; 4. Carnival and Consensus; 5. Stock Types; 6. Exotic Outsiders; 7. Lockwood, Calvert and Some Other Contract Artists; 8. Starmakers; 9. The End of the Studio System; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Cassell
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 791.43/0941; Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History; PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference; ART -- Film & Video; Motion pictures; Cinéma -- Grande-Bretagne; Cinéma britannique; Acteurs de cinéma -- Grand-Bretagne; Filmstar; Great Britain; Großbritannien; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441184252; 1441184252
• Related ISBNs: 0304333514; 9780304333516; 0304333522; 9780304333523
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.