Hollywood's last golden decade in one large, magnificently illustrated compendium. Part I includes never-before-published interviews with June Allyson, Lew Ayres, Ralph Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Virginia Mayo, James Stewart, and 62 others. Part II provides short bursts of opinion from many principals regarding their movies in the 1940s: Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, et al.
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When hearing or reading actress June Allyson's name, a big smile appears on this reviewer's face, and soon, that "MGM, everything is going to be alright" feeling follows. Readers of Forties Film Talk will get that same feeling as they read McClelland's oral tribute to the stars on and behind the screen. Many greats, near-greats, could-have-beens, and should-have-beens share their insights into what made 1940s Hollywood what it was. Each contributor relates a special memory of films, important or not, made during this decade. Readers will find that this book serves as an excellent reference guide when watching movies from the Forties. For large cinema history collections.
- Joe Michael Pierce, Texas State Technical Inst., Waco
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Joe Michael Pierce, Texas State Technical Inst., Waco
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"pure gold" -- Scarlet Street
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This review is from: Forties Film Talk: Oral Histories of Hollywood, With 120 Lobby Posters (Hardcover)
This is the kind of book movies buffs absolutely love, written with affection by an excellent writer. The color inserts of "B" lobby cards from the 1940's are gorgeous. The author, a regular contributor to FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE and CLASSIC IMAGES, has to rank up their with Leonard Maltin, Lawrence Quirk, William Everson, etc. as one of our very best movie historians.
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