London's Hollywood
The Gainsborough Studio in the Silent Years
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
| Author: | Gary Chapman | ISBN: | 9781909230118 |
| Publisher: | Upfront | Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Upfront | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gary Chapman |
| ISBN: | 9781909230118 |
| Publisher: | Upfront |
| Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Upfront |
| Language: | English |
Discover the secrets of the most iconic film studio in London during the silent era, from its inception in 1919 to part-destruction in 1930 just as the talkies took hold. Follow the careers of the leading lights in British film industry - Graham Cutts, Michael Balcon, Herbert Wilcox and a young Alfred Hitchcock - who made some of the most important British silent films starring a host of glamorous British film stars such as Ivor Novello, Betty Balfour, Isabel Jeans and American stars like Bettty Compson and Dorothy Gish.
Discover the secrets of the most iconic film studio in London during the silent era, from its inception in 1919 to part-destruction in 1930 just as the talkies took hold. Follow the careers of the leading lights in British film industry - Graham Cutts, Michael Balcon, Herbert Wilcox and a young Alfred Hitchcock - who made some of the most important British silent films starring a host of glamorous British film stars such as Ivor Novello, Betty Balfour, Isabel Jeans and American stars like Bettty Compson and Dorothy Gish.
