Ealing Plots (Part I)

The Second World War was the formative period for Ealing Studios under Michael Balcon, and the nascent mythologisation of the conflict became embedded in its mode of storytelling.

Auxiliary fireman Tommy Turk (Tommy Trinder) in 1943’s The Bells Go Down (Ealing Studios)

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This post is part of the ‘Research and Reflections’ occasional series, consisting of pieces based on my ongoing academic research, as well as on my musings on and responses to current affairs and personal developments.

Content warning: Death; Murder; Suicide.