Stop the Presses! The Newspaperman in American Films
by Alex Barris
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 049801603X
- ISBN 13
- 9780498016035
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Lompoc, California, United States
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Barnes, 1977. Hardcover. Like New. GIFT QUALITY 1977 hardcover with dustjacket. WELL-PRESERVED, UNREAD COPY. Bright, well-bound pages and clean jacket. Minimal edge rubbing to jacket; no tears. Very nice! Profusely photo-illustrated study of the newspaper reporter archetype in classic American cinema. Book chapters are thematically organized: 1. The Prototype; 2. The Reporter as Crime Buster; 3. The Reporter as Scandalmonger; 4. The Reporter as Crusader; 5. The Reporter Overseas; 6. The Reporter as Human Being; 7. The Sob Sister; 8. Editors and Publishers; 9. The Newsman as Villain; 10. Final Edition. Explores decades of American films through the present-day of the book's publication (1970's). 211 pages, includes an index of all actors described and depicted in the book.
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- Bookseller
- Gadzooks Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- z-1327ff
- Title
- Stop the Presses! The Newspaperman in American Films
- Author
- Alex Barris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 049801603X
- ISBN 13
- 9780498016035
- Publisher
- Barnes
- Place of Publication
- Cranbury, Nj
- Date Published
- 1977
- X weight
- 30 oz
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We are a general independent bookseller in Central California and have 20 years experience in the book industry. Our inventory includes books in all categories, but specializes in Cinema Books, Popular Music Books, Sports Books, and Art and Photography Books.
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