The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko [Hardcover]

Randall Beth Platt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

Northwest cattle rancher Royal Leckner finds himself in the middle of another fe-as-ko, this time in 1915 Hollywood. Dreams of stardom for her daughter, Elsie, and for herself entice Royal's wife, E. M., to buy a silent film company. She quickly renames it Royalscope Productions in order to convince her fuming husband it's a gift. When Royal arrives in Hollywood with his two young sons, Chick'n'Tad, everyone gets into the act. Through the homespun storytelling of Royal Leckner, the silent film era of Hollywood takes on a whole new life. A fresh, warm, and funny approach to the Old West—and Hollywood to boot.

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About the Author

Randall Beth Platt is the author of seven novels, including 1898 Base-Ball Fe-As-Ko and The Cornerstone. She lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Catbird Press; 1st edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945774354
• ISBN-13: 978-0945774358
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,974,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Silents Majority" review of "The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko", November 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko (Hardcover)

Randall Beth Platt, author of this brand spankin' new novel of silent era Hollywood, The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko, has captured the spirit of 1910s Hollywood and has displayed it like a glowbug in a mason jar for her to show off and for the reader to admire. While perusing this funny and entertainingly paced "Fe-As-Ko," one could easily begin casting all of these wily, early Hollywood characters for the movie version. Platt drops famous names of the era, like Mary Pickford, William S. Hart, Theda Bara, Mack Sennett, Thomas Ince, and D.W. Griffith, into her chuckwagon stew of fictional characters. I swear, if her fictional characters aren't composites of the real movie folks - they coulda been!

Cowpoke Royal C. Lectner has his hands full following his movie-struck wife and daughter all the way to Hollywood. While he has one eye on them, he has to keep his other eye on his two rambunctious sons, aged 8 and 10 - full of the devil and partners in pure mischief. Royal's wife, E.M., and their 16-year-old daughter, Elsie, have been bamboozled by one Marco Magellan into thinking that they will become the next Theda Bara and Mary Pickford (courtesy of Royal's bank account). As far as Royal is concerned, Magellan is a no-account, but what can he do? Royal, the confused cowboy, spends some time at Inceville and the lines blur between real life and the movies - real-life ranching becomes scenario material for the screen. With the help of Bill Hart himself, Royal will learn to love the movies he has no use for and have himself one helluva good time in the process. So will the reader.

This upbeat book will lead you right along the bridle path. Be prepared for tongue-in-cheek humor, wry cowboy philosophy and a heroic lump in your throat. That Platt woman has gone and done it. I'll be danged if she didn't pull off the whole danged shootin' match (shootin' a movie, Fe-As-Ko style, that is!). The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko is a highly recommended read for its funny foray into my favorite world - old Hollywood's silent gold rush.
- Copyright, 1997, Diane MacIntyre, "The Silents Majority"

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Comic Talent bursts from the Northwest., August 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko (Hardcover)

Randall Platt's ROYAL ROYALSCOPE FE-AS-KO is a crazy, hilarious trip from the Northwest back to early-time Hollywood, and exactly the sort of tickle you'd expect from Ms. Platt, one of the funniest writers to romp through Hollywood's early history, and into her readers' hearts