Prologue -- The boy in his own company -- Colonizing a wilderness -- Making a name in London -- Man's favorite sport -- Through a glass refracted: the wild angles picture show -- Professional winners and professional losers -- Idol worship in jazz: Lady sings the blues and Hit! -- Sid & Carole & Clark & Sheila: the romantic fantasies -- Cast iron jacket -- Cool sounds from hell: The entity -- Matinee buster -- Housemaster -- Epilogue: still working the angles.