Hollywood and the Americanization of Britain

Mark Glancy is originally from New Orleans. He teaches American and British film history at Queen Mary, University of London. His previous books include The 39 Steps: A British Film Guide (I.B.Tauris), When Hollywood Loved Britain and The New Film History: Methods, Sources, Approaches.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsIntroduction1‘Temporary American Citizens’: Audiences and Americanization2‘For the Purpose of Pleasing Women’: British Fan Culture and Rudolph Valentino 3‘Two Countries Divided by a Common Language’: The Arrival of the Talkies4‘Nothing Ever Happened in England’: Keeping the Gangsters at Bay1195‘The Minx’s Progress’: Gone with the Wind as Britain’s Favourite War Film6‘The American Film par excellence’: Domesticating the Western2057‘The Sixth Form Was Never Like This’: Grease and the American 1950s8‘With Allies Like These, Who Needs Enemies?’: The Patriot and the Cinematic ‘special relationship’ BibliographyIndex