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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