Briefly, a "B" movie originally referred to one that was made by a studio primarily to fill the second half of a double bill, usually at a much lower budget and with a lesser-known cast than an "A" movie. The term was somewhat relative, depending on whether the studio was from the "Poverty Row" end of Hollywood and could even afford an "A" list in the first place. Contrary to popular usage, the term does not necessarily refer to quality, since many "A" movies of course are of dubious quality, while at least a few initially "B" films have gone on to become classics of some sort. Don Larsson ----------------------------------------------------------- "Only connect" --E.M. Forster Donald F. Larsson Department of English, AH 230 Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ender, M. DR BS&L [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: B-Movie? can someone give me a good definition of a B-Movie? morten ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]