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TALKING FILMS. The Best of The Guardian Film Lectures
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London: Fourth Estate, 1991. Book in very good plus condition, slightly bumped at top spine ends, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good plus condition, very slightly bumped at spine ends. 266pp. On May 20th, 1980, Gene Kelly was interviewed on the stage of the National Film Theatre in London. The interview marked the beginning of a regular series of lectures sponsored by the Guardian. Including Jack Lemmon, Dirk Bogarde, Yves Montand, Michael Caine, David Putman, Delphine Seyrig, Satyajit Ray, Raymond Williams, Margarethe von Trotta, Robert Mitchum and Michael Cimino.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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HARRAP'S BOOK OF FILM DIRECTORS AND THEIR FILMS. A Comprehensive Guide from 1924 to the Present Day
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London: Harrap Books, 1989. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. x, 491pp, including index. The book lists over 3,300 directors with an individual chronology of their life work - over 26,000 films. The entry for each director includes date of birth, brief details of nationality and any useful biographical material available. The full-length feature films made by that director are listed in order of initial theatrical release, with special mention of alternative titles, and any Academy award nomination or success. (9¾"h x 7"w) (24.5cms x 17.5cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information
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HOLLYWOOD CHEESECAKE. Celebrating a century of love and devotion to the photogenic wonders of the prettiest girls with the prettiest legs in the most glamorous profession of 'em all-show business
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USA: Carol Pub, 1991. Book in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at spine ends and front outer corner edges. 286pp. including index. With frontispiece, 59 full-page and numerous black-and-white photographs. Celebrating America's favourite pin-ups. Amongst the many stars featured are Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Ava Gardner, Betty Grable, Ann Sheridan and Rita Hayworth. (11"h x 8½"w) (28cms x 21cms) approx. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good.. more information
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THE DAME IN THE KIMONO. Hollywood, Censorship, and the Production Code from the 1920s to the 1960s
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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good+ condition, spine ends, outer corner edge on back cover slightly rubbed. xiv, 350pp, including Appendix: The Motion Picture Production Code, selected bibliography and filmography, and index. With 31 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "An in-depth history of the Production Code and film censorship, focusing on some of Hollywood's most controversial films, including : from Mae West's early sex comedies - Gone with the Wind - Lolita and Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information
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REEL POWER. The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood
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London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good+ condition, top of spine a little rubbed. 336pp, including index. With 20 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - Using interviews with 200 film insiders, including Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen and Paul Newman, Litwak leads the reader through the maze of power and politics in Hollywood, and he cites examples, tears down myths, relates anecdotes and reveals inner workings of the industry.'. more information
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THE ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF FILM STARS
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London: B.T. Batsford, 1981. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ½" closed tear at top front edge by spine and slightly rubbed at top spine edge. Price clipped. 497pp, plus bibliography. With 1,600 black-and-white photographs. The career studies of 1,600 stars and character players. In every case, a concise account of the player's life - triumph and disaster included, and is accompanied by a complete list of film appearances, and dates down to the tiniest role. (10"h x 7¾"w) (25.5cms x 19.5cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information
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THE SHATTERED SILENTS. How the talkies came to stay
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London: Elm Tree Books/Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Book in very good condition, top spin edge slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ½" closed tear at top front edge, top spine edge slightly bumped. xi, 218pp, including Bibliography, a Talkie Chronology and Index. With 65 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - " Tracing the steps taken by anxious stars of the silent screen, the 'raids' on Broadway which threatened the opening of the 1929 season, the staggering cost of re-equipping studios and cinemas. It looks at audience reaction to the early talkies, and how the novelty soon wore-off, re-assesses many of those early films, and examines in detail the impact of Pickford, Barrymore, Clara Bow, Garbo, John Gilbert and others as they made their debuts in sound." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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