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This work examines the Hollywood "British" film - ie American features that were set in Britain, based on British history or literature and included the work of British producers, directors, writers and actors. "British" films include many of most popular and memorable films of the 1930s and 1940s, yet they…

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Hollywood has always loved the way that British actors spoke, as well as the history, culture, and literature of Great Britain.

Since Britain became involved in the war years earlier than the Americans, the studios could celebrate British heroism and in so doing, point towards a time when the U.S. might be involved.

Many of the best-loved films of the time, such as Mrs. Miniver, The White Cliffs of Dover, and some of the Sherlock Holmes movies show the British collapsing class lines, which appealed to American sensibilities, and provided clues to how the Allies should behave in the midst…

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