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The Republic Pictures Checklist

Len D. Martin
The Republic Pictures Checklist Book PDF

Author : Len D. Martin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476609607

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Republic Pictures Corporation, began as a motion picture laboratory in 1915. By 1935, Republic had become a studio and released its first movie, Westward Ho! starring a young John Wayne, who would stay with Republic for the next 17 years. Republic would go on to produce highly successful Westerns starring singing cowboys Gene Autry and Roy Rogers as well as serial adventure series. The studio cranked out so many exciting (not to mention money-making) serials that it became known as “The Thrill Factory.” Occasionally, Republic would produce and distribute “A” features, such as Macbeth and The Quiet Man, but it was the “B” Westerns and adventure serials that they knew best how to produce and market. Until its demise in 1959, Republic fed hungry moviegoers with a steady diet of “B” Westerns, serials, dramas, series pictures and musicals. The Republic Pictures Checklist provides a full listing of Republic releases, with plot synopses, release dates, alternate titles, chapter titles and awards. All of Republic’s output, including documentaries and training films, is included.

ROY, “ROCKY” & RED RYDER; “HOPPY,” DURANGO & MO[O]RE

Dr. Jim Vickrey, Ph.D., J.D.
ROY ROCKY RED RYDER HOPPY DURANGO MO O RE Book PDF

Author : Dr. Jim Vickrey, Ph.D., J.D.
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781480990333

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ROY, “ROCKY” & RED RYDER; “HOPPY,” DURANGO & MO[O]RE by Dr. Jim Vickrey, Ph.D., J.D. Pdf

ROY, “ROCKY” & RED RYDER; “HOPPY”, DURANGO & MO(O)RE By: Dr. Jim Vickrey, Ph.D., J.D. From Chapter One: The Wages of Cinema -- on Coming of Age on the B-Western Movie Range, to the Conclusion: Why You Can Yet Join Me in Riding the Range Again ..., author Dr. Jim Vickrey is "hopeful that the experiences I've had while researching and writing this movie-related memoir will engender within readers the same happy thoughts I had and have resulting from my first and every subsequent encounter thereafter with the world of Western, particularly B-Western, cinema”

Western Movies

Michael R. Pitts
Western Movies Book PDF

Author : Michael R. Pitts
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786463725

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This revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early silent era to the present. More than 900 new entries are in this edition. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, color indication, cast listing, plot synopsis, and a brief critical review and other details. Not only are Hollywood productions included, but the volume also looks at Westerns made abroad as well as frontier epics, north woods adventures and nature related productions. Many of the films combine genres, such as horror and science fiction Westerns. The volume includes a list of cowboys and their horses and a screen names cross reference. There are more than 100 photographs.

The Crime Films of Anthony Mann

Max Alvarez
The Crime Films of Anthony Mann Book PDF

Author : Max Alvarez
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781617039249

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A survey and rediscovery of the many noir films directed by a master of the Western

Korean War Filmography

Robert J. Lentz
Korean War Filmography Book PDF

Author : Robert J. Lentz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476621548

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Korean War Filmography by Robert J. Lentz Pdf

The Korean experience changed the way Americans viewed war. The lack of a clear-cut victory inspired filmmakers to try to make sense of fighting another country’s civil war and risking American lives for an unpopular cause. This filmography details more than 90 English-language films. Each entry includes complete cast and credit listings, a plot synopsis, evaluation, review snippets, and notice of video availability. This book places each film in its historical context, assesses the essential truthfulness of each film and evaluates its entertainment value, and discusses how—and why—Korean War films differ from other Hollywood war genres. Four appendices list the films by chronology; production company and studio; level of historical accuracy; and subject and theme. Additional appendices list films with incidental references to the Korean War; documentaries on the Korean War; and South Korean films about the war. Photographs, a bibliography, and an index are included.

Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012

Johnny D. Boggs
Billy the Kid on Film 1911 2012 Book PDF

Author : Johnny D. Boggs
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786465552

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Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012 by Johnny D. Boggs Pdf

A comprehensive filmography, this book is composed of lengthy entries on about 75 films depicting legendary New Mexico outlaw Billy the Kid--from the lost Billy the Kid (1911) to the blockbuster Young Guns (1988) to the direct-to-video 1313: Billy the Kid(2012) and everything in between. Each entry gives a synopsis, cast and credits, critical reception, and a discussion of the events of the films compared to the historical record. Among the entries are made-for-TV and direct-to-video films, foreign movies, and continuing television series in which Billy the Kid made an appearance.

Republic Studios

Richard M. Hurst
Republic Studios Book PDF

Author : Richard M. Hurst
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781461731702

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The Hollywood studios of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s were rarely concerned with film as an art form; this was especially true of those specializing in the B film. Of these, Republic Pictures Corporation was the finest. Their quality B action pictures and serials influenced the industry and the moviegoing public, resulting in greater public acceptance. The Republic's roster of talent included John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry, and the serials it produced featured such iconic figures as Dick Tracy, Captain America, Zorro, and The Lone Ranger. In Republic Studios: Between Poverty Row and the Majors, author Richard Hurst documents the influence and significance of this major B studio. Originally published in 1979, this book provides a brief overview of the studio's economic structure and charts its output. Hurst examines the various genres represented by the studio, including the comedies of Judy Canova and westerns featuring Autry, Rogers, and The Three Mesquiteers. The book addresses the non-series B films Republic produced, as well as rare A films such as Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, and John Ford's The Quiet Man, all of which starred John Wayne. This new edition of Republic Studios, with two additional expanded chapters on serials, a new introduction, and an epilogue, brings the Republic story up to date. This fascinating look at Republic chronicles the impact the studio had on American cultural history from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s and examines the studio's role in Hollywood history and its demise in the late '50s.

A Critical History of Television’s The Twilight Zone, 1959–1964

Don Presnell,Marty McGee
A Critical History of Television s The Twilight Zone 1959 1964 Book PDF

Author : Don Presnell,Marty McGee
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476610382

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A Critical History of Television’s The Twilight Zone, 1959–1964 by Don Presnell,Marty McGee Pdf

Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This comprehensive reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season, with critical commentaries, incisive analyses, and the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors are included, followed by detailed appendices, bibliography and index.

The Battle for the Bs

Blair Davis
The Battle for the Bs Book PDF

Author : Blair Davis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813553245

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The Battle for the Bs by Blair Davis Pdf

The emergence of the double-bill in the 1930s created a divide between A-pictures and B-pictures as theaters typically screened packages featuring one of each. With the former considered more prestigious because of their larger budgets and more popular actors, the lower-budgeted Bs served largely as a support mechanism to A-films of the major studios—most of which also owned the theater chains in which movies were shown. When a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust ruling severed ownership of theaters from the studios, the B-movie soon became a different entity in the wake of profound changes to the corporate organization and production methods of the major Hollywood studios. In The Battle for the Bs, Blair Davis analyzes how B-films were produced, distributed, and exhibited in the 1950s and demonstrates the possibilities that existed for low-budget filmmaking at a time when many in Hollywood had abandoned the Bs. Made by newly formed independent companies, 1950s B-movies took advantage of changing demographic patterns to fashion innovative marketing approaches. They established such genre cycles as science fiction and teen-oriented films (think Destination Moon and I Was a Teenage Werewolf) well before the major studios and also contributed to the emergence of the movement now known as underground cinema. Although frequently proving to be multimillion-dollar box-office draws by the end of the decade, the Bs existed in opposition to the cinematic mainstream in the 1950s and created a legacy that was passed on to independent filmmakers in the decades to come.

William Beaudine

Wendy L. Marshall
William Beaudine Book PDF

Author : Wendy L. Marshall
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810852187

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William Beaudine by Wendy L. Marshall Pdf

"In this detailed biography, Marshall chronicles Beaudine's swift rise through the ranks, his triumph as one of the most successful directors of British comedies, accumulation and loss of personal fortunes, and prolific work in television. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television also corrects much misinformation that has been written about the director. With the most complete list of his directorial credits to date, this volume serves as the ultimate authority on Beaudine's life and career."--Jacket.

American Cinema of the 1940s

Wheeler W. Dixon
American Cinema of the 1940s Book PDF

Author : Wheeler W. Dixon
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813537009

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The 1940s was a watershed decade for American cinema and the nation. Shaking off the grim legacy of the Depression, Hollywood launched an unprecedented wave of production, generating some of its most memorable classics. Featuring essays by a group of respected film scholars and historians, American Cinema of the 1940s brings this dynamic and turbulent decade to life with such films as Citizen Kane, Rebecca, The Lady Eve, Sergeant York, How Green Was My Valley, Casablanca, Mrs. Miniver, The Road to Morocco, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Kiss of Death, Force of Evil, Caught, and Apology for Murder. Illustrated with many rare stills and filled with provocative insights, the volume will appeal to students, teachers, and to all those interested in cultural history and American film of the twentieth century.

Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons

Nichola Dobson
Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons Book PDF

Author : Nichola Dobson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781538123225

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Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons by Nichola Dobson Pdf

Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons is intended to provide an overview of the animation industry and its historical development. The animation industry has been in existence as long (some would argue longer) than cinema, yet it has had less exposure in terms of the discourse of moving-image history. This book introduces animation by considering the various definitions that have been used to describe it over the years. A different perception of animation by producers and consumers has affected how the industry developed and changed over the past hundred years. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on animators, directors, studios, techniques, films, and some of the best-known characters. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about animation and cartoons.

Hollywood's West

Peter C. Rollins,John E. O'Connor
Hollywood s West Book PDF

Author : Peter C. Rollins,John E. O'Connor
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813171807

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Hollywood's West by Peter C. Rollins,John E. O'Connor Pdf

American historians such as Frederick Jackson Turner have argued that the West has been the region that most clearly defines American democracy and the national ethos. Throughout the twentieth century, the "frontier thesis" influenced film and television producers who used the West as a backdrop for an array of dramatic explorations of America's history and the evolution of its culture and values. The common themes found in Westerns distinguish the genre as a quintessentially American form of dramatic art. In Hollywood's West, Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor, and the nation's leading film scholars analyze popular conceptions of the frontier as a fundamental element of American history and culture. This volume examines classic Western films and programs that span nearly a century, from Cimarron (1931) to Turner Network Television's recent made-for-TV movies. Many of the films discussed here are considered among the greatest cinematic landmarks of all time. The essays highlight the ways in which Westerns have both shaped and reflected the dominant social and political concerns of their respective eras. While Cimarron challenged audiences with an innovative, complex narrative, other Westerns of the early sound era such as The Great Meadow (1931) frequently presented nostalgic visions of a simpler frontier era as a temporary diversion from the hardships of the Great Depression. Westerns of the 1950s reveal the profound uncertainty cast by the cold war, whereas later Westerns display heightened violence and cynicism, products of a society marred by wars, assassinations, riots, and political scandals. The volume concludes with a comprehensive filmography and an informative bibliography of scholarly writings on the Western genre. This collection will prove useful to film scholars, historians, and both devoted and casual fans of the Western genre. Hollywood's West makes a significant contribution to the understanding of both the historic American frontier and its innumerable popular representations.

Gwen Verdon

Peter Shelley
Gwen Verdon Book PDF

Author : Peter Shelley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786497362

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Gwen Verdon by Peter Shelley Pdf

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overcame severe leg deformity through ballet training, making her film debut at 11 as a solo ballerina in the musical The King Steps Out (1936). Her theater credits include Can-Can (1953-1955), Damn Yankees (1955-1956), Redhead (1959-1960), New Girl in Town (1957-1958), Sweet Charity (1966-1967) and Chicago (1975-1977). When not dancing on stage or screen, she coached other actors, such as Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. This first full-length biography of Verdon covers her life and career, her individual performances and her collaborations with choreographers Jack Cole and Bob Fosse, her husband.

The Cinema in Flux

Lenny Lipton
The Cinema in Flux Book PDF

Author : Lenny Lipton
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781071609514

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The first of its kind, this book traces the evolution of motion picture technology in its entirety. Beginning with Huygens' magic lantern and ending in the current electronic era, it explains cinema’s scientific foundations and the development of parallel enabling technologies alongside the lives of the innovators. Product development issues, business and marketplace factors, the interaction of aesthetic and technological demands, and the patent system all play key roles in the tale. The topics are covered sequentially, with detailed discussion of the transition from the magic lantern to Edison’s invention of the 35mm camera, the development of the celluloid cinema, and the transition from celluloid to digital. Unique and essential reading from a lifetime innovator in the field of cinema technology, this engaging and well-illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in the history and science of cinema, from movie buffs to academics and members of the motion picture industry.