The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in 1930s Britain

by Jeffrey Richards

The period between the two world wars is often named 'the golden age of the cinema' in Britain. This definitive and entertaining book on the cinema and cinema-goers of the era is herewith reissued with a new Introduction. Jeffrey Richards, described by Philip French as 'a shrewd critic, a compulsive moviegoer, and a professional historian', tells the absorbing story of the cinema during the decade that produced Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, the musicals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848851227
• ISBN13: 9781848851221
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"