The new spirit in the cinema (1930)

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viii CONTENTS TABLE Chap. Page PART IV THE WINGS OF LEAD OF HOLLYWOOD Before and After the Talkie " Revolution " 237 VII The Descent: The German Wing Of Hollywood 1. 1919-1925. Putting the Soul of Germany in pictures. Union of Commerce and Art 247 2. 1926-1928. A Wing of Hollywood 266 3. 1929-30. Talkie. See Appendix 4. VIII The Castle In The Air : The Esthetic Wing Of Hollywood, Or The Art Of The Cinema 277 (a) The Anti-censorship Crusade 277 (&) Why a Wing of Hollywood? 278 (c) All sorts and conditions of people combine for strength in combat 284 (d) The English combination of Right, Centre, and Left forces ---- 285 1. " The House of Silent Shadow." 2. The Film Society. 3. The Close Up coterie. 4. The I.L.P. Masses Group. 5. The Communist Front. (e) The Aims of the Forces 292 IX The Riddle: The English Wing Of Hollywood, And The Conjuring Trick ... 293 (a) The Quota 293 (6) The effect. The building of the English Picture Industry in two stages 301 1. The Quota Stage ... 301 (a) Concept 301 (6) Policy 301 (c) Motive .... 301 (d) Organisation 301 (e) Consumption 305 1. Monopoly : Buying up Cine mas. Adapting old theatres to new requirements. Building Cinemas 306 2. Architecture : Problem of, 308 3. Cinema Finance 313 (a) Booming the Quota. (6) Gambling on the Quota. 4. War : The American attack 317 2. The Talkie : Advance or Retreat? 319