British Gothic Masculinity in Transatlantic Cinema: Ronald Colman and Basil Rathbone

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British Gothic Masculinity in Transatlantic Cinema explores the Hollywood careers and stardom of British male actors who had fought in the first World War. In an apparently incongruous development in the years after the armistice, some of the men who fought in Scottish regiments during World War I found some degree of career success in Hollywoods film industry, two of which included Ronald Colman and Basil Rathbone. Through exploring transatlantic film history, this book uncovers the ways in which these men were presented in media and on screen, arguing that they carry with them, even in films made at the height of censorship, an appealing and attractive queerness. Owen-King expands on Eve Kosofsky Sedgewicks theory of homosocial/homosexual continuum and offer readings of film texts that use her theories to survey gender and sexual identities within Hollywoods Golden Era.

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British Gothic Masculinity in Transatlantic Cinema is a fascinating and original study of British masculinity, as it was reimagined in Hollywood films. Employing gender theory, rich critical analysis, and archival research, it opens up new ways of studying and understanding important films and film stars. * Mark Glancy, Professor of Film History, Queen Mary University of London, UK *

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Carolyn Owen-King is an independent researcher interested in twentieth century British and North American cultural history. Her research is focused mainly in the areas of star studies and fan cultures, gender representation in classical cinema, adaptation of literature to film, and Gothic war theatre.