The film and the public (1955)

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Record Details:

Title:
The film and the public
Date:
1955
Publisher:
Harmondsworth : Penguin Books
Volume:
The film and the public
Leaf #:
0009
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 02, 2025
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CONTENTS The Production Budget 193 The Position of the Film Producer 1 94 Film Production 197 The Problems of British Producers 208 THE CINEMA AND SOCIETY The Cinema and other Forms of Entertainment 216 What the Audience Wants 2 1 9 Does the Industry Aim at too Narrow an Audience? 220 The Film Addict and Delinquency 222 False Values in Some Films 226 The Star System 228 Children and the Cinema 234 Puritanism and the Cinema 237 The Public and Film Censorship 241 State Control of the Film 248 Freedom of Expression and the Pressure Groups 253 The Film as a Public Service 257 The Specialized Use of the Film 260 The Specialist Cinema and the Film Societies 263 The Ownership, Copyright, and the Wilful Destruction of Films 265 TELEVISION AND THE FILM Television versus the Cinema 267 The Television Audience 269 Public Service versus Commercial Television 272 The Film and Television 277 CONCLUSION 286 9