Quota Quickies

by Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane

Book Overview

This book, the first of two volumes, will provide a major new history of the British B film, tracing the development of the low-budget supporting feature from the 1927 Films Act (which introduced a quota system for the distribution and exhibition of indigenous product) to the age of television, when B film producers channelled their energies into making TV programmes. Along the way, the authors will address leading producers and studios, B film stars,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844571556
• ISBN13: 9781844571550
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.1"