Forties Film Talk: Oral Histories of Hollywood, with 120 Lobby Posters

From Library Journal
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., WacoCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Book News, Inc.
Arranged in two parts. The first comprises 68 previously unpublished interviews with (mostly) players and screenwriters who gush and tattle in reminiscences of their work in the 40's, while the second amasses anecdotes (culled from books and periodicals) of multiple Hollywood hands, who do more of the same. The anecdotes are grouped as to film genre, and a bibliography is included--but no documentation as to the particular source of each quote is given; hampering the book's use as a resource. Embellished with reprints of 120 lobby cards (small promotional posters), 14 in lurid color. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Book Description
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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Arranged in two parts. The first comprises 68 previously unpublished interviews with (mostly) players and screenwriters who gush and tattle in reminiscences of their work in the 40's, while the second amasses anecdotes (culled from books and periodicals) of multiple Hollywood hands, who do more of the same. The anecdotes are grouped as to film genre, and a bibliography is included--but no documentation as to the particular source of each quote is given; hampering the book's use as a resource. Embellished with reprints of 120 lobby cards (small promotional posters), 14 in lurid color. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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