Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vi
4. List of Abbreviations vii
5. Acknowledgements viii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Growing Pains 8
8. 2 Challenges of War 24
9. 3 The Road to Protection 36
10. 4 Capitalisation and Consolidation 52
11. 5 Quota Production in the Early 1930s 71
12. 6 Korda and the City 86
13. 7 Boom and Bust 104
14. 8 The Bank of England and the Film Industry 124
15. 9 Renewing the Quota 140
16. 10 Recovery and Revival 157
17. 11 The Film Bank 171
18. 12 Remittances and Quotas 188
19. 13 The Rank Empire 203
20. Conclusion 221
21. Appendix I: Statutory Costs of British Quota Films, 1 April 1932– 31 March 1933 225
22. Appendix II: Schedule of Bank Loans to Film Producers and Repayments 231
23. Appendix III: Statutory Costs of British ‘Long’ Quota Films, 1 April 1938– 30 November 1939 239
24. Bibliography 246
25. Index 252