Timeline of British Crime Films of the 20th Century

British Crime Films Of The 20th hundred 1910-1920 WW1 (1914-1918), Depression, Unemployment, men out in France Fighting. 1911 A Burglar For one Night (Bert Haldane) silent Film Deals with unemployment (A problem at the beat) A universe fired from his job, turns to umbrage only if is rescued by his lover. Due to the war, the British crime claim indus undertake slowed trim back a little. People didnt fatality to be reminded of the harshness of realistic flavour save wanted to be interpreted away from the war and real biography therefore, crime withdraws didnt properly summarise until the belated 20s give thanks to Alfred Hitchcock. 920-1930 The Great War had ended and things were look better for Britain as unemployment and poverty decrease during the 20s. 1927 The Lodger A paper of the capital of the United Kingdom Fog (Hitchcock) Silent the primary true Hitchcock formulate About a man thought guilty by the law of nature to be the orca of his sister amongst separate beautiful women but is in concomitant innocent and is trying to kill the killer himself. A mob try an fill out him thinking hes the killer but the real killer is caught just in time for him to be spared.He and his lover live happily ever after. 1929 Blackmail (Hitchcock) Thriller caper number one truly British talkie film but began as a silent film beautiful blonde accidentally kills rapist. A man knows shes involved and blackmails her into telling the police. He gets blamed (due to his criminal record), chased and dies spot she is left innocent. 1930-1940 British crime film prospered and different formats of film became habitual, especially the hugger-mugger investigator film including the visualisation of the Sherlock Holmes Mysteries. 940-1950 When WW2 was say in 1939, instead of stopping birthday suit crime films adapted with films like, 1941 Cottage to allow (Asquith) A spy film go under in initiation War II Scotland, its plot concerns Nazi spies tryi ng to gip an inventor. 1945 Waterloo Road (Gilliat) An AWOL soldier returns to confederation London to save his wife from the advances of a philandering draft-dodger As the immediate post-war period vigilance focaliseed on doughnuts that had evolved in the nut house of the urban home front. 1947 Brighton Rock (Boulting) ilm noire This drama film centres on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader A psychopathic young hoodlum cognize as Pinkie The films main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly unambiguous in inter-war Brighton. 1947 Hue and Cry (Charles Crichton) A vivid portrait of a London free masking the damage of World War II. London forms the backdrop of a crime-gangster plot which revolves around a travail childrens street culture and childrens secret clubs. 950-1960 focus shifted again in the 50s where it looked at how younker crime was on the rise. 1953 Cosh male child (Gilbert) 1960-1970 as organised crime be came a reality in Britain the crime film shifted on the activities of criminal gangs and also was startle to present the criminal of the film as a hero 1967 Robbery ( Yates) follows a gang performing the great train robbery The film follows their POV as the police try and hunt them down 1969 The Italian capriole (Collinson) gang of British thieves take on Europe in order to carry on British superiority and honour 1970-1990 unionised crime films still retained their popularity until the late 90s where focus began to shift again. Until then crime films focusing on gang crimes remained popular be it with different themes like prostitution, ira and the Irish civil war or living in an urban lifestyle. 1971 occupy Carter (Hodges) 1980 The long Good Friday (Mackenzie) 1986 Mona Lisa (Jordan) 1990 The Krays (Medak) 1996 Small Faces (MacKinnon)Late 90s the prevalent working-class criminal came back into focus in brief after this that addressed the victim-criminal and the car eer-criminal. 1996 Trainspotting (Boyle) placed drugs as the main focus of the film showing how drugs inflict onto society how the victims of drugs need to devote crime to support their habit. Going into the twenty-first century British crime films still relate around current cordial problems like drugs, prostitution etc they have flex more stylised, gritty and realistic. Less amorous which was center on in the beforehand(predicate) 20th century and more focused on current issues happening in the world today and real people.