This book is about the emigration, film careers and socio-cultural influence of British filmmakers moving to Hollywood in the studio era. It deals with some of the unknown and neglected émigrés, as well as the leading lights who founded, initiated and ensured that American film became the leading national cinema of the twentieth century.

Autorentext
IAN SCOTT is Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of American Politics in Hollywood Film (2000) and In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin (2006).

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Prologue: The British in Hollywood The British Connection: Themes and Theory Early Invaders: The First British Wave Sound and Vision: British Filmmakers and the Politics of Pre-War Hollywood Movies for the Masses: The British in World War II Post-War Directions: Ealing Escapism and the Menace of McCarthy Atlantic Crossing Bibliography