A Social History of the Cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits"A Social History of the Cinema in Wales" offers a perspective on the place of cinema in Welsh popular culture. The 'golden age' of cinema entertainment is now half a century behind us, yet it continues to linger in popular memory. |
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Page 110
... programmes The influence of existing forms of popular culture on feature films has been explored by a number of film ... programmes , however , as opposed to individual films , much less is written . That part of the cinema programme ...
... programmes The influence of existing forms of popular culture on feature films has been explored by a number of film ... programmes , however , as opposed to individual films , much less is written . That part of the cinema programme ...
Page 111
... programmes were suitably balanced and appealing . G. W. Robinson certainly took the shorter films into account when considering how best to attract the Porth public to his cinema : May I suggest that programmes be balanced thus . Where ...
... programmes were suitably balanced and appealing . G. W. Robinson certainly took the shorter films into account when considering how best to attract the Porth public to his cinema : May I suggest that programmes be balanced thus . Where ...
Page 118
... programmes of entertainment were so varied . However , as long as the cinema maintained its position as the dominant form of public mass entertainment , it made every effort to provide as broad a mixture of entertainment as possible ...
... programmes of entertainment were so varied . However , as long as the cinema maintained its position as the dominant form of public mass entertainment , it made every effort to provide as broad a mixture of entertainment as possible ...
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