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Odeon Cinemas: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation: 1

Odeon Cinemas: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation: 1

by Allen Eyles (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

This first volume about the history of Odeon cinemas in Britain traces its creation in the 1930s and its evolution to the modern house style of key architects. It looks at the Odeon take over of other cinemas, the Odeon circuit release and the impact of World War II. This book is also a tribute to the architecture of the Odeon cinemas which were built in Britain in the 1930s. There are photographs of interior and exterior architecture of almost all the new Odeon cinemas. The book draws on unpublished material including notes of Deutsch's associates and company. records. The second volume will cover the years after Deutsch's death in 1941 when J.Arthur Rank took control, to the present day.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: BFI Publishing
Published: 01 Jan 2002
ISBN 10: 0851708137
ISBN 13: 9780851708133
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Author Bio
Daniel Rigney, a sociologist at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, was director of the university's honors program for twenty-three years. With an interest in social theory, the sociology of religion and culture, and social justice issues, he is the author of The Metaphorical Society: An Invitation to Social Theory and is married to the historian Alida Metcalf.