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Trade ReviewWhat Mycroft tells us about Elstree life and production politics is often valuable. But the icing on the cake is his writing style: old fashioned, tart and melodramatic at times, at others absurdly pretentious...Porter was wise not to iron out such kinks, and his introduction is exemplary, examining Mycroft and his Elstree adventures carefully and judiciously, and encouraging us to do the same. * Sight and Sound, November 1, 2006 *
Film journalist Walter Mycroft (1891-1959) was Britain's most prolific prewar film producer. Written mainly in the 1940s, this memoir offers a detailed account of Mycroft's participation in the British film industry during the 1930s. Some of his earlier writings on the aesthetics and business of film production are found in the appendices. Editor Porter (emeritus, U. of Westminster) has also provided an introduction and filmography. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. The Poet in the Pub Chapter 4 2. Critic by Chance Chapter 5 3. Journey into Films Chapter 6 4. Halfway House Chapter 7 5. Fade In Chapter 8 6. Comic Business Chapter 9 7. The Glittering Prizes Chapter 10 8. The Man Who Was Elstree Chapter 11 9. Some of My Best Friends... Chapter 12 10. The Man Who Knew Too Much Chapter 13 11. Grief Chapter 14 12. New Blood Chapter 15 13. The Captains and the Kings Chapter 16 14. The Way Is the Stars Chapter 17 15. Farewell Scene Part 18 Appendix A: Scenario Writing: Principles of Adaptation: Hints to Authors Part 19 Appendix B: Finding a New Screen Story Every Fortnight Part 20 Appendix C: Films as an Industrial Element of Entertainment: Sane Production Costs Will Triumph over British Studio Crisis Part 21 Appendix D: Shaw—and the Devil to Pay Part 22 The Filmography of Walter C. Mycroft Part 23 Index Part 24 About the Author and Editor
