About this episode
Cev assesses Hammer Films' late 50's comedies, focusing on the year 1958.
Sometimes Hammer Films were the cutting edge of film making and others definitely facing the wrong way. It's always handy to look at where the studio fitted in the surrounding film landscape. As such, Cev's here to assess their late 50's comedies, mostly focusing on 1958.
People in this episode
Host: Cev
Topics covered
- Hammer Films
- British comedy
- film history
- 1950s cinema
- comedy assessment
Keywords
- Hammer Films
- Britcom
- 1958
- comedy
- film making
- British cinema
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hammer Films
Books & works: Britcom
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