Tag: Ronald Gow

New Article: ‘Such a Film Might Come within the Ambit of Security Censorship’: – New Evidence about the Wartime Censorship of Love on the Dole (1940-1941)*

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This article publishes some previously missed evidence from 1940 -1941 about the differing wartime perspectives of the BBFC (the British Board of Film Censors) and the MOI (the Ministry of Information) on a prospective film of Love on the Dole, which the censors had delayed since 1936. The story is more complicated than previous accounts… Continue reading New Article: ‘Such a Film Might Come within the Ambit of Security Censorship’: – New Evidence about the Wartime Censorship of Love on the Dole (1940-1941)*

New Article: Love on the Dole and the Three Thieves (the Garrick Theatre, 6-7 February 1935)

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This new piece is about a curious incident when three would-be thieves hid in the Garrick Theatre at the close of an evening performance, and after sleeping in the manager's office attempted in the morning to break open the three safes containing the takings from Love on the Dole, which was playing to full houses… Continue reading New Article: Love on the Dole and the Three Thieves (the Garrick Theatre, 6-7 February 1935)