CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Notes on the Contributors xi
6. CHAPTER 1. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER 2. Travelling Bioscopes and Borrowed Spaces 14
8. CHAPTER 3. Fixed-site Cinemas and the First Film Renters 33
9. CHAPTER 4. Cinema and Cinema-going in Small Towns 52
10. CHAPTER 5. Making a Living at the Cinema: Scottish Cinema Staff in the Silent Era 68
11. CHAPTER 6. Early Municipal Cinema 91
12. CHAPTER 7. Rob Roy: Britain’s First Feature Film 110
13. CHAPTER 8. Local Films for Local People: ‘HAVE YOU BEEN CINEMATOGRAPHED?’ 130
14. CHAPTER 9. Depicting Scotland: Scotland in Early Films 147
15. CHAPTER 10. The Talkies Triumphant: Scottish Cinema and the Coming of Sound 166
16. CHAPTER 11. Filmography of Scottish-themed Fiction Films 188
17. Bibliography 239
18. Index 250