7 MAY 1977, page 23

Tinsel Town

Duncan Fallowell The Film Addict's Archive edited by Philip Oakes (Elm Tree Books £5.95) To most people, including Philip Oakes, this means Hollywood. True, there is a nod to......

Anecdotage

Francis King Inside the Forties Derek Stanford ( Sidgwick and Jackson £6.95) T his book of literary reminiscences, c overing the years 1937-1957, poses the same kind of problems......