[This site is still under construction]
THE MOVING PICTURE BOY ARCHIVE
The aim of this archive (continuing the work begun by Steven Freeman; see the Asher Archive), is to collect together and organise as much interesting information about boy actors and boy movies as possible in one place. The hope is that this site will become a useful online resource for those researching boy actors in the movies, providing an alternative perspective to sites viewing everything through the lens of modern ideology.
List of Contents
Subjects with Pages in the Archive
Films by Country of Production
TV Series by Country of Production
Filmographies
Readers' Lists
What's New
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please contribute to this site.
You can contribute to this site through submitting reviews of films and television series. You do not have to wait for the corresponding film page to be published first, because once a review is accepted the appropriate page will be set up. Please send your reviews, together with the pseudonym by which you wish to be known on this site, to the following email address: mpba@tutamail.com
Reviews will be proofread and spellings and punctuation will be altered in conformity with the conventions used elsewhere on this site. The sender's email address will, of course, never be published.
We are also looking for good quality scans or photos of contemporary promotional materials, such as film programs, lobby cards, interviews with boy actors in old magazines, and such like.
You can also submit lists of your favourite films - click on Readers' Lists in menu above for more details. [Hyperlink to be added]
And please feel free to email any suggestions concerning what else might be added to this site, or how this site could be further developed.
Further Information
Media:
Mark Cousins, The Story of Film (TV series about the history of cinema in general; series available on blu-ray and DVD. A book was also published to accompany the series.)
Mark Cousins, A Story of Children and Film (TV movie specifically on the subject of children – mainly boys – in cinema history; available on DVD)
Books:
The Moving Picture Boy, John Holmstrom, Michael Russell, Norwich, 1996. Indispensable guide to boy actors. The current site is named in honour of John Holmstrom's volume.
The Moving Picture Boy Gallery, Paul Sutton, Buffalo Books, Cambridge, 2014
Coming of Age, Don Lort, Companion Press, Laguna Hills, 1997