{"product_id":"screening-the-hollywood-rebels-in-1950s-britain-9781526154484","title":"Screening the Hollywood Rebels in 1950s Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines issues of censorship, publicity and teenage fandom in 1950s Britain surrounding a series of controversial Hollywood films: \u003ci\u003eThe Wild One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlackboard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRock Around the Clock \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. It also explores British cinema’s commentary on juvenile delinquency through a re-examination of such British films as \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Lamp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpare the Rod\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSerious Charge\u003c\/i\u003e. Taking a multi-dimensional approach, the book intersects with star studies and social history while reappraising the stardom of Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley. By looking at the specific meanings, pleasures and uses British fans derived from these films, it provides a logical and sustained narrative for how Hollywood star images fed into and disrupted British cultural life during a period of unprecedented teenage consumerism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 ‘Attractive and imitable’: Marlon Brando and \u003ci\u003eThe Wild One \u003c\/i\u003eban in the UK\u003cbr\u003e2 ‘Our Teddy boys are angels’: \u003ci\u003eBlackboard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e fever in the classroom\u003cbr\u003e3 ‘He died in his own rebellion’: James Dean and \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 ‘A teenage revolution’: Bill Haley and the rock ’n’ roll cinema riots\u003cbr\u003e5 ‘All-singing, all-fighting man’: Elvis Presley as a rock ’n’ roll rebel\u003cbr\u003e6 Conclusion: the rise of the Angry Young Men\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041019232599,"sku":"9781526154484","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526154484.jpg?v=1750948625","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/screening-the-hollywood-rebels-in-1950s-britain-9781526154484","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}