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''Film Weekly'' was one of the leading popular film magazines published in the
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during the late 1920s and 1930s.


Background

Launched in 1928, the magazine became known for its gossipy interest in contemporary film stars. Columnist Nerina Shute became known for her "sweetly poisonous copy". ''Film Weekly'' attracted a number of lawsuits from film professionals displeased at their portrayal by the magazine. The director Dinah Shurey sued for libel after her film '' The Last Post'' (1929) was not only panned in review but followed by an article by Shute questioning whether women were capable of directing films at all. Shurey won the action. The actress
Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...
also sued and won when ''Film Weekly'' said in 1932 that her career as an actress was over. In 1930 the magazine sponsored a pair of film acting scholarships. The two winners ( Cyril Butcher and Aileen Despard) went on to appear in the now lost
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...
short '' An Elastic Affair'' but did not subsequently enjoy lengthy careers, despite being placed under contract by British International Pictures. ''Film Weekly'' merged with
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Picturegoer ''Picturegoer'' was a fan magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1911 and 23 April 1960. Background The magazine was started in 1911 under the name ''The Pictures'' and in 1914 it merged with ''Picturegoer''. Following the merge it was ...
'' in 1939. For much of its life it was edited by Herbert Thompson.


Awards

The magazine held an annual reader ballot to determine the best film of the year and the best performance by an actor or actress in a British film. For 1936 these were won by '' The Ghost Goes West'' and
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(for '' Tudor Rose'') respectively.


In fiction

''Film Weekly'' features in the
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s of the film '' Rome Express'' (1932).


See also

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''


References

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