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The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918–1938

Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60671-8

ISBN: 978-3-030-60670-1

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 11, 2020

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Bandaged Wounds

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 1 –30

[This chapter discusses the reception of Great War cinema in United States and United Kingdom from the aftermath of the Armistice to 1921. Using Historical Reception Studies, industry and audience response to The Heart of Humanity (1918) and The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse are discussed and...
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The War as It Was

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 31 –62

[This chapter discusses four works related to Laurence Stallings, a writer and Great War veteran whose works were exceptionally popular in the mid-1920s in the United States and United Kingdom from the standpoint of Historical Reception Studies. Works discussed include his novel Plumes (1925),...
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The Dark Adventure of the Air War

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 63 –86

[This chapter is a discussion of the production history and audience reception of William Wellman’s film Wings (1927) in the United States and United Kingdom. I argue that the movie is an example of a sub-genre of Great War cinema that I call “The Dark Adventure”—movies that could be...
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James Whale: “A Britisher Who Thinks, Cinematically, Like an American”

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 87 –114

[This chapter discusses three Great War films directed by James Whale: Hell’s Angels (1930), Journey’s End (also 1930) and Waterloo Bridge (1931). Although Whale, who served in the conflict himself, is best known as an auteur of horror films, these three movies were key contributions to the...
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The Black Void

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 115 –130

[This chapter discusses the production history, audience response, and broader cultural context of Lewis Milestone’s film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). This movie, which won the Academy Award for Best Production, was both a major financial success and cultural moment in the remembrance...
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Apocalyptic Futurism

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 131 –151

[This chapter discusses two science fiction films from the early and mid-30s that concern themselves with fears of a potential Second World WarMen Must Fight: Men Must Fight (1933) and Things to Come (1935). Both movies depict a more devastating, almost apocalyptic, repeat of the First World War...
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The Universal Fraternity

Copping, Ryan

Pages: 153 –178

[This chapter discusses two American adaptations of Erich Maria Remarque novels set in Germany—James Whale’s The Road Back (1937), a sequel to Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), and Frank Borzage’s Three Comrades (1938). I argue these films can be contextualized as examples...

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