Making a living at the cinema: Scottish cinema staff in the silent era

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Abstract

In this chapter, Trevor Griffiths focuses on the people who ran and staffed cinemas and who shaped the experience of going to the cinema. These were not simply the entrepreneurs who owned the cinema or the distribution companies but also the more publicly visible employees of the cinema such as the manager, the ushers and usherettes, the musicians and the projectionists who were central to the experience of going to a show. The chapter charts, through reference to the trade press and trade union records, developments in the employment experience of cinema staffs, and in particular traces the impact of growing levels of unionization and labour militancy from the First World War onwards.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEarly Cinema in Scotland
EditorsJ Caughie, Trevor Griffiths, M Velez-Serna
Place of PublicationEdinburgh
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
Chapter5
Pages68-90
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9781474420365, 9781474420358
ISBN (Print)9781474420341
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2019

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • cinema staff
  • unionization
  • managers
  • ushers
  • musicians
  • projectionists

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  • Early Cinema in Scotland

    Caughie, J., Griffiths, T. & Vélez-Serna, M. A., 28 Feb 2018, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 272 p.

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    Caughie, J., Griffiths, T. & Vélez-Serna, M. A., 28 Feb 2018, Early Cinema in Scotland. Caughie, J., Griffiths, T. & Vélez-Serna, M. A. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

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