Inside the Cinema Train: Britain, Empire and Modernity in the Twentieth Century

Harrison, Rebecca (2014). Inside the Cinema Train: Britain, Empire and Modernity in the Twentieth Century. Film History, 26(4) pp. 32–57.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/filmhistory.26.4.32

Abstract

This article offers the first comprehensive examination of the cinema train in Britain, arguing that the history of the movie coach expands our understanding of exhibition and distribution networks in twentieth-century Britain, particularly with regard to news consumption. Using contemporary press reports, archived documents, and the newsreels shown in the carriages, this article also articulates how narratives about the nation’s empire and self-projected modernity influenced the cinema train’s construction.

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• Item ORO ID
• 77821
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1553-3905
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  Admission for All: How Cinema and the Railways Shaped British Culture, UCL	Not Set	AHRC

• Keywords
• British cinema; railways; empire; modernity; newsreels
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2014 Trustees of Indiana University
• Depositing User
• Rebecca Harrison