{"product_id":"how-stage-playwrights-saved-the-british-cinema-1930-1956-the-well-made-screenplay-9798765101100","title":"How Stage Playwrights Saved the British Cinema, 1930-1956: The Well-Made Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the film careers and work of British playwrights who worked as screenwriters between 1930-1956.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the period between the 1927 Cinematograph Films Act and the 'new drama' of the 1950s, many British writers associated with the stage also wrote for films, bringing the techniques of the well-made play with them. Some, like Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, and Terence Rattigan were screenwriter-stars, part of the publicity of the films they worked on - \u003ci\u003ePygmalion, Brief Encounter, The Way to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. Others were less celebrated but had long, successful screen careers, such as R. C. Sherriff, author of \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e, who worked on films as different as \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man, The Four Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dam Busters.\u003c\/i\u003e Using the authors' original archives, this book follows the way in which these writers adapted their stage skills for the screen, contributing to the post-war 'Golden Age 'of the British cinema, and creating the classic form of screenplay that continues today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16723451\"\u003eDavid Cottis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765101100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004050\"\u003eFilm | Screenwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS015070\"\u003eEurope | Great Britain | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Cottis\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Scriptwriting and Director of Programmes for Film, Photography, Animation and Games at Middlesex University, UK. He is also a theatre director, writer, critic, and dramaturg. He has edited \u003ci\u003eA Dirty Broth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Ladder of Words, \u003c\/i\u003etwo anthologies of twentieth-century Welsh plays in English, and wrote chapters for \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the British Musical \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Global Musical.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229446164777,"sku":"9798765101100","price":66.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9798765101100.jpg?v=1790358726","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/how-stage-playwrights-saved-the-british-cinema-1930-1956-the-well-made-screenplay-9798765101100","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}