Films Famous Fanciful Frolicsome Fantastic

Author : John Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781411689152

Get Book

Films Famous, Fanciful, Frolicsome & Fantastic by John Reid Pdf

Remember "Humpy," the talking camel? You'll find him in this book, along with a host of other legendary characters from Alice in Wonderland through the Mysterious Mr Wong to Wild Bill Hickok. Movie stars featured include Lon Chaney, Kay Francis, Buster Keaton, Greta Garbo, Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou and Will Rogers. Directors include John Ford, Cecil B. DeMille, Ernst Lubitsch and Fred Zinnemann. It all adds up to many hours of pleasure for classic movie fans who can thumb through details of award-winning films, popular pictures, and little-known masterpieces that deserve wider recognition. Yes, there are famous "B" movies too, like "Sleepers West" and its re-make, "The Narrow Margin."

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329551893

Get Book

500 Famous Films by John Howard Reid Pdf

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781430309680

Get Book

Great Hollywood Westerns by John Howard Reid Pdf

A round-up of favorite westerns from "Aces and Eights" to "River of No Return," from "Colorado Sundown" to "Under California Stars," from "Big Calibre" to "The Yodellin' Kid from Pine Ridge." Featured stars include Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bill Boyd, Charles Starrett, Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Rex Bell, Tex Ritter, Ken Maynard, Tim McCoy, Jack Perrin, Johnny Mack Brown, Robert Mitchum, Randolph Scott.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781329613119

Get Book

150 Finest Films of the Fifties by John Howard Reid Pdf

The 1950's saw a major revolution on the movie front. In order to combat TV, the size of movies screens was changed forever. Unfortunately, there was no standard agreement as to what dimensions, the preferred new sized screen should be.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781329414242

Get Book

Silent Movies Plus! More Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD by John Howard Reid Pdf

Almost all the CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MOVIES discussed in this book are currently available on DVD. Many are sold by specialist stores such as Oldies. And now that vintage titles are being pressed on demand, theoretically they will never go out of print! However, an attempt has been made to include some of the classics that are not so well-known, as well as those that are more frequently aired on TV or are prominently featured in retail and mail order stores. Here, for example, are a few of the movie titles that begin with the letter "S" Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917), Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947), She Goes To War (1929), the Shining Adventure (1925), the Ship of Lost Men (1929), Show-Off (1926), Silent Enemy (1930), Sky Bride (1932), Sky High (1922), Slums of New York (1932), the Smart Set (1928), Son of the Gods (1930), Speedway (1929), Spite Marriage (1929), the Squall (1929), Square Shoulders (1929), Stranger in Town (1932), Strictly Unconventional (1930), Sunset Trail (1932), Svengali (1931).

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329436206

Get Book

A Risky Business Crime in the Movies by John Howard Reid Pdf

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781847286857

Get Book

Great Cinema Detectives by John Howard Reid Pdf

Providing an overview of the entire thriller genre, this book examines over 160 movies from classic Hollywood and British studios, including such essential film noir entries as "Murder, My Sweet," "The Dark Corner," "The Maltese Falcon" and "Afraid To Talk." Great cinema detectives are represented by William Powell (all six of his Thin Man pictures are detailed and discussed), Basil Rathbone (Sherlock Holmes), Warner Oland (Charlie Chan), Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan), Peter Ustinov (Hercule Poirot), Margaret Rutherford (all four of her Miss Marple films are covered), and others including the Saint, the Falcon, Bulldog Drummond and Philo Vance. From director Alfred Hitchock comes "Notorious," "Saboteur," "Number 17" and "Rich and Strange." A few comedies and spoofs, such as "Satan Met a Lady" (an amazing re-make of the original "Maltese Falcon" with Bette Davis and Warren William) and "Who Done It?" (with Abbott and Costello) round out the survey.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781105752957

Get Book

140 All-Time Must-See Movies for Film Lovers Now Available On DVD by John Howard Reid Pdf

John Howard Reid's books are not only noted for the wealth of essential information he provides on each film he discusses, but for the insight and clarity of his reviews. Reid has been reviewing films professionally since 1955, and has contributed an enormous amount of material to newspapers and magazines in England, France, Australia and the USA. In the course of his work, Reid has come into contact with many famous stars and directors, and is often able to provide quotes and information that no other sources can duplicate. As a reviewer for one of Reid's previous books rightly pointed out, "Nobody does it better than John Howard Reid." In fact, Reid often provides far more information than the titles of his books suggest. "140 All-Time Must-See Movies" is a typical case. The book actually provides full details and reviews for 160 feature films plus brief comments on over 30 shorts.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781312962385

Get Book

Classic Movies The Best and the Worst Pictures to see! Films to avoid! by John Howard Reid Pdf

Gathered in this large volume paperback are some of Hollywood's best loved and most famous movies. In addition to the many film classics, however, the author has included a number of equally entertaining films that deserve to be better known. Many of these movies are now available on DVD. Full credits and detailed reviews are provided for over a hundred of these classic films. Over two hundred more movies are represented by short reviews. Many of the reviews contain DVD details. Of course, not all classic movies have surfaced on DVD to date, but they are being issued at the rate of around forty a month! If you love classic movies, this book will provide an invaluable guide to some of the enjoyable films that are now available (and also, of course, some of the disappointing films that you might wisely avoid).

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781430301134

Get Book

Science-fiction & Fantasy Cinema by John Howard Reid Pdf

Science-fiction, fantasy and horror movies cover a broad canvas including Frankenstein and Tod Slaughter, Dracula and Donald Duck, moon men and mad doctors, gorillas and crazy scientists, talking mules and helpful angels. Other categories covered in this book include Alien Encounters, Lost Worlds, Space Travel, Monsters, Creepy Old Houses, Phantom Killers, Mystery Thrillers, Animated Cartoons, and Horror Spoofs such as "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781105758966

Get Book

50 of the Finest Films Hollywood Ever Made by John Howard Reid Pdf

More than 50 of Hollywood's most famous movies are examined in detail in this book, which provides full cast and production credits, release dates, background information, DVD suppliers, plus up-to-date assessments and reviews. This information not only covers almost everything you would want to know about some of your favorite movies, but guides you towards further classic films you might enjoy! To name just twenty of the more than fifty titles, they include An American in Paris, The Apartment, The Caine Mutiny, Casablanca, China Seas, Duck Soup, From Here To Eternity, Gone With The Wind, The Greatest Show On Earth, If I Had a Million, In Old Chicago, It Happened One Night, Laura, Out of the Past, The Palm Beach Story, the Picture of Dorian Gray, A Place in the Sun, two versions of State Fair, The Wizard of Oz, Wonder Bar, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781411673427

Get Book

More Movie Musicals by John Howard Reid Pdf

Many of your favorite movie musicals are sure to be represented in this book. Classics like "Rose Marie" and "Calamity Jane" rub shoulders with "Artists and Models," "Babes on Broadway," "The Bohemian Girl," "The Inspector General" and "The Kid from Brooklyn." Bing and Bob are off on "The Road to Singapore," Eddie Cantor is involved in "Roman Scandals," while Mitzi Gaynor enjoys her stay in "South Pacific." Will Rogers, Jeanne Crain and Alice Faye all have a go in the various versions of "State Fair" and we catch Deanna Durbin in "Three Smart Girls," "Three Smart Girls Grow Up," "It Started with Eve" and "Something in the Wind." And that's just a small sampling of the wonders in store in "More Movie Musicals."

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781411697621

Get Book

Hollywood Movie Musicals by John Howard Reid Pdf

When most people think of movie musicals, films like "Singin' in the Rain", "Sound of Music", "The Red Shoes", "On the Town", "White Christmas", "Ziegfeld Follies", "Top Hat", "Funny Face" and "Funny Girl" immediately come to mind. Such films are included in this book, as are many of the works of major stars, including Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Betty Grable, Shirley Temple, Julie Andrews, Elvis Presley, Lucille Ball, Alice Faye, Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, Nelson Eddy, Doris Day, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eleanor Powell, and Al Jolson. But attention is also drawn to less lavishly produced but very pleasant musical offerings from both major and minor studios (including perhaps the finest "B" musical ever made). In all, 125 pictures are reviewed and detailed with full cast and technical credits, plus songs and musical numbers, awards, release dates and other essential background information.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781430314875

Get Book

Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour Or Screwball Fun! by John Howard Reid Pdf

200 films reviewed and rated, covering all genres of movie comedy from slapstick to sardonic, from madness to manners. Featured comedians include Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Bing Crosby, The Three Stooges, Eddie Cantor, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati, Sid Field, The Crazy Gang, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Jack Hulbert, Joe E. Brown, Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, Clifton Webb, Red Skelton, Ronald Shiner, Cecil Kellaway, Norman Wisdom, Frankie Howerd, Toto, Arthur Askey, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Claudette Colbert, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Joan Davis, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Stanley Holloway, Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781304300300

Get Book

Big Screen Bible Lore by John Howard Reid Pdf

Hollywood has had an off and on romance with the Bible -- thanks largely to Cecil B. DeMille whose ground-breaking silent picture "The King of Kings" has rarely been equalled for its faithfulness and fidelity, and certainly not in its dreadful re-make by producer Sam Bronston and director Nicholas Ray. This book examines both the hits and misses in the Bible stakes, as well as many other movies in which religion plays a major role, such as "The Garden of Allah", "Samson and Delilah", "The Silence of Dean Maitland", "Stars in My Crown", "Mary of Scotland" and "The Ten Commandments".