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This Book is About The Emigration, Film Careers And Socio-cultural Influence Of British Filmmakers Moving To Hollywood In The Studio Era. It Deals With Some Of The Unknown And Neglected émigrés, As Well As The Leading Lights Who Founded, Initiated And Ensured That American Film Became The Leading National Cinema Of The Twentieth Century. Introduction: The British Connection: Themes And Theory -- Early Invaders: The First British Wave -- Sound And Vision: British Filmmakers And The Politics Of Pre-war Hollywood -- Movies For The Masses: The British In World War Ii -- Post-war Directions: Ealing Escapism And The Menace Of Mccarthy -- Atlantic Crossing. By I. Scott. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Invcludes Bibliographical References (p. 185-188) And Index. English