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Britain´s Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios
Ed Harris
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Description for Britain´s Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios
Paperback. From the first Sherlock Holmes film to the African Queen, the only full account of this important film studio Num Pages: 288 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
The story of Isleworth Studios is essentially that of the British film industry from 1914 to 1952. Beginning with the first British Sherlock Holmes screen adaptation and ending with its Oscar-winning swansong, The African Queen, in the intervening years it was one of the most technically advanced studios in the country and home to some of the best and the worst examples of British cinema. It experienced the transition from silent films to talkies. Britain's only movie mogul, Alexander Korda, arrived, looking to rival Hollywood, followed by Douglas Fairbanks Jr looking to rival Korda. Buster Keaton struggled ... Read more
The story of Isleworth Studios is essentially that of the British film industry from 1914 to 1952. Beginning with the first British Sherlock Holmes screen adaptation and ending with its Oscar-winning swansong, The African Queen, in the intervening years it was one of the most technically advanced studios in the country and home to some of the best and the worst examples of British cinema. It experienced the transition from silent films to talkies. Britain's only movie mogul, Alexander Korda, arrived, looking to rival Hollywood, followed by Douglas Fairbanks Jr looking to rival Korda. Buster Keaton struggled ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445648224
SKU
V9781445648224
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About Ed Harris
Ed Harris began his career in the broadcast and entertainment industry in 1969 as a film researcher on Granada Television's Cinema and finished it in 2000 as a BBC `suit'. After taking an MA in Local Studies at Kingston University in 2001 he became an Honorary Research Fellow and is now a full-time writer and researcher. He lives near Isleworth ... Read more
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