What is a mixed movie? A film to which artists of various nationalities contribute. Popular examples are "Land of the Pharaohs", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "Casino Royale" and "The Sundowners". British players like Errol Flynn, Stewart Granger, Rex Harrison and James Mason have always been welcome in Hollywood. Not so well known are the numerous examples of American actors who lent their talents to British films, such as Robert Ayres, Phyllis Kirk, Mona Freeman, Frank Sinatra, Carol Lynley, William Bendix, Russ Tamblyn, William Holden, Raquel Welch, Joan Crawford, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson, Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Alex Nicol, Zachary Scott, and Wayne Morris, to mention but a few such appearances that are detailed in this book.
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John Howard Reid is the creator of Merryll Manning, the Miami-based police sergeant who made his debut in "Merryll Manning: Trapped on Mystery Island". This book was followed by "Merryll Manning: The Health Farm Murders" and "Merryll Manning: Beachfront Holiday". Next up is "Merryll Manning On the Rim of Heaven."
All 12 books in the series were published overseas from 1985 through 2001. All, except "Merryll Manning: Trapped on Mystery Island", were runaway bestsellers and ran through many editions, including hardcover, paperback (both trade and mass market) and Large Print.
All 12 novels except "Merryll Manning: Beyond Vengeance", on which the critics were divided, attracted highly favorable and indeed overwhelmingly enthusiastic reviews. The author was favorably compared with both Agatha Christie and Graham Greene.
Reid's historical novels, especially "In All His Glory" (set in Ancient Egypt), have also won wide acclaim. His short stories and poems have gained many prizes and commendations. Published prose collections include "Mexican Autumn" and "Micaela Morris in Jo's Heaven". Poetry anthologies include "Anyone for Love?", "Escape to Paradise and Other Poetic Fancies" (published under his "Tom Howard" pseudonym) and "A Salute to Spanish Poetry: 100 Masterpieces from Spain and Latin America rendered into English verse."
Reid is also a widely acknowledged expert on Hollywood movies. His latest book in this field is "Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies on DVD: A Guide to the Best in Cinema Thrills".
All 12 books in the series were published overseas from 1985 through 2001. All, except "Merryll Manning: Trapped on Mystery Island", were runaway bestsellers and ran through many editions, including hardcover, paperback (both trade and mass market) and Large Print.
All 12 novels except "Merryll Manning: Beyond Vengeance", on which the critics were divided, attracted highly favorable and indeed overwhelmingly enthusiastic reviews. The author was favorably compared with both Agatha Christie and Graham Greene.
Reid's historical novels, especially "In All His Glory" (set in Ancient Egypt), have also won wide acclaim. His short stories and poems have gained many prizes and commendations. Published prose collections include "Mexican Autumn" and "Micaela Morris in Jo's Heaven". Poetry anthologies include "Anyone for Love?", "Escape to Paradise and Other Poetic Fancies" (published under his "Tom Howard" pseudonym) and "A Salute to Spanish Poetry: 100 Masterpieces from Spain and Latin America rendered into English verse."
Reid is also a widely acknowledged expert on Hollywood movies. His latest book in this field is "Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies on DVD: A Guide to the Best in Cinema Thrills".
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Hollywood Stars in British Movies and Vice Versa,
By John Howard Reid (Wyong, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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I define a "mixed movie" as one with cross-over talent, for example a British star in a Hollywood movie, or a Hollywood star in a British film. Of course, there are many variations, "Ferry to Hong Kong" is a British production with a German star, Curt Jurgens, a Hollywood icon, Orson Welles, and Sylvia Syms heading a mixed English and Chinese cast. There are also movies like "Father Brown, Detective" which were totally homegrown at the time they were made, but star people like Alec Guinness and Peter Finch who later became international celebrities. The accent, however, is primarily on British films with stars that were either already well-established in Hollywood or were later to become super-popular with American moviegoers, like "The Scarlet Pimpernel" with Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey and Nigel Bruce; or "Personal Affair" with Gene Tierney, Leo Genn and Glynis Johns; or "On the Double" with Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, Margaret Rutherford and Diana Dors; or "Naked Runner" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughan and Nadia Gray; "Land of the Pharaohs" with Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins and Dewey Martin; "Knight Without Armor" with Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat; "I Was a Spy" with Madeleine Carroll, Conrad Veidt and Herbert Marshall; "Hot Millions" with Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden, Cesar Romero, Bob Newhart; "Hobson's Choice" with Charles Laughton and John Mills; "Happy Go Lovely" with David Niven, Vera-Ellen and Cesar Romero. Hollywood productions with British stars include "The Ghost and Mrs Muir", "The Reckless Moment", "Gentleman Jim", "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Also included in the book for contrast are films like "Tom Jones", "Elephant Boy", "South Riding", "The Lady Vanishes", and "Where No Vultures Fly". On the surface, some of these movies seem totally British, but on closer inspection you can see the involvement of either a Hollywood producer or director. One of the most interesting movies in the book is one in which I was personally involved, "The Blood of Heroes" or "Salute of the Jugger". This was written and directed by David Peoples, the Hollywood screenwriter, famous for "Blade Runner", "Ladyhawke", "Accidental Hero", etc. It starred Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen. I worked on the movie for four days, when it was called "Salute to the Jugger", but most of my part ended up on the cutting-room floor. Now that was a really "mixed movie". German, Chinese and Australian stars, a Hollywood writer/director, Australian technicians and (when I was on the set) a Hong Kong producer!The following review by Roy Salmons appeared in the October 2006 issue of "International Movie Making": John Howard Reid's movie books go from strength to strength. If you collect classic movies on film or DVD, or if you just enjoy reading about them, then these are the books for you. Written by a true enthusiast, these classic books include such titles as "Hollywood Movie Musicals", "Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics", "These Movies Won No Hollywood Awards: A Film-Lover's Guide to the Best of the Rest", "CinemaScope 3: Hollywood Takes the Plunge", "America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies", "New Light on Movie Bests", and a round-up of " 'B' Movies, Bad Movies, Good Movies". These books are crammed full of facts about each selection of films, including stars and the characters they play, synopses and critiques. There are many illustrations. All the books in this series have full color front and back covers, with black-and-white photos inside. Paper size is large format. John Howard Reid is to be congratulated!
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