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''Film Weekly'' was one of the leading popular film magazines published in the United Kingdom 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'' was not only panned in review but followed by an article by Shute questioning whether women were capable of directing films at all.〔Shute, Nerina. "Can Women Direct Films?" ''Film Weekly'', 10-06-1929, p.12〕 Shurey won the action. The actress Alma Taylor also sued and won when ''Film Weekly'' claimed 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 short ''An Elastic Affair'' but did not subsequently enjoy lengthy careers, despite being placed under contract by British International Pictures. The magazine merged with ''Picturegoer'' in 1939.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpsubject/artarchperf/film/britirishfilm/#f )〕 For much of its life ''Film Weekly'' was edited by Herbert Thompson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Film Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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