Hooked on Hollywood
Documentary exploring how the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s, offering cinema audiences a glimpse of a glamorous lifestyle.
Documentary which explores how the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s. The movies, the film stars and the cinemas themselves combined to offer British audiences a glimpse of a glamorous lifestyle and the suggestion that they might achieve it.
Selling a succession of rags-to-riches fairy tales featuring go-getting women like Clara Bow, Jean Harlow and Katharine Hepburn, American movies also fuelled demand for cosmetics, cigarettes and dieting. It was an era in which Hollywood changed what Britons watched, what Britons wore and what Britons wanted.
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Glimpses of Glamour
Duration: 01:44
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Toby Stevens |
| Producer | Eleanor Horne |
| Director | Eleanor Horne |
| Narrator | Hermione Norris |
| Participant | Julian Fellowes |
| Participant | Lucy Moore |
| Participant | Lindy Woodhead |
| Participant | Stephen Gundle |
| Participant | Lawrence Napper |
| Participant | Juliet Gardiner |
| Participant | Virginia Nicholson |
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Nov 2009 21:00
- Tue 3 Nov 2009 03:05
- Thu 5 Nov 2009 20:00
- Fri 6 Nov 2009 02:00
- Thu 15 Jul 2010 20:00
- Fri 16 Jul 2010 03:30
- Thu 16 Dec 2010 01:50
- Sat 26 Feb 2011 20:00
- Sun 27 Feb 2011 03:25
- Tue 12 Jul 2011 22:00
- Tue 4 Jun 2013 22:55