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  • The Burt Reynolds Films
    Gary Schneeberger / James L. Neibaur
    Burt Reynolds was the most popular movie star of the late 1970s and early 1980s, his success built on rugged good looks, easygoing charm, self-deprecating humor and more talent in front of the cameras, and sometimes behind them, than he was usually given credit.Known best for comedies featuring fast cars and Southern accents, he also delivered winning performances in action dra...
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    38,40 €

  • The Films of Wheeler and Woolsey
    James L. Neibaur
    Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were solo performers in vaudeville and on Broadway when Florenz Ziegfeld teamed them up for his stage musical Rio Rita. When that show was made into a film in 1929, Wheeler and Woolsey were cast in the movie and became such a hit, they did more films together and eventually became a popular movie comedy team. The Films of Wheeler and Woolsey is a...
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    31,19 €

  • The Laurel and Hardy Films
    James L. Neibaur
    This is a film-by-film study of the Laurel and Hardy films, from the silent era into the 1950s. Laurel and Hardy successfully transitioned from silent films to sound, from short films to features, and when the culture changed in the 1940s, the duo’s films adapted once again. By discussing each film, this book takes the reader through Laurel and Hardy’s entire career including s...
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    43,34 €

  • The Mae West Films
    James L. Neibaur
    Mae West is one of the true icons of show business, enjoying success on stage and in movies. She created her character, wrote her own dialog, and understood self-promotion. An innately talented entertainer, Mae began working on stage as a small child and was still pursuing creative endeavors in the last year of her life. This book concentrates on her movie work, and although sh...
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    31,29 €

  • The Films of Bruce Willis
    Gary Schneeberger / Gary Schneederger / James L. Neibaur
    Bruce Willis first came to America’s notice as a TV star on ABC’s Moonlighting, playing a cocksure private eye known for his ever-present smirk, then became an international superstar as an unlikely action hero in Die Hard, a megawatt critical and box office success that redefined the action genre in the ’80s and beyond. But to pigeonhole him for either breakout role overlooks ...
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    40,10 €

  • John Wayne B-Westerns 1932-1939
    James L. Neibaur
    John Wayne is a true cinema icon, but the B-westerns he made after The Big Trail and before Stagecoach are often overlooked. This book focuses on them specifically, film-by-film, and presents how they show the development of Wayne as both an actor and an image. These are the films that maintained his popularity throughout the 1930s until he was cast by John Ford in Stagecoach a...
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    31,00 €

  • Monster Movies of Universal Studios
    James L. Neibaur
    Universal Studios produced some of the most famous movie monsters in history, including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man. This book provides a fascinating look at each of the key films produced by Universal from 1931 through 1956 and discusses the continued impact of the films today. ...
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    30,49 €

  • The Films of Judy Garland
    James L. Neibaur
    Judy Garland was an entertainment icon whose performances on stage, screen and television had a tremendous impact across decades and media. This film-by-film study of her work follows her progression from pig-tailed child to a top motion picture star, with such timeless classics as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, and A Star is Born. Garland’s talent and versatility...
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    57,56 €

  • From Connery to Craig
    Gary Schneeberger / James L. Neibaur
    FOREWORD BY 5-TIME 007 DIRECTOR JOHN GLEN The James Bond film series that started with Sean Connery as 007 in 1962’s Dr. No arguably ended with Daniel Craig holstering the Walther PPK for the last time in No Time to Die in 2021 - with four other actors portraying the iconic leading role in between. Given the success of the 25 films that comprise the official canon - more than $...
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    34,90 €

  • The George Raft Films
    James L. Neibaur
    George Raft’s career trajectory is quite fascinating, from the stirring image of a gangster coldly flipping a coin in Scarfaceto achieving stardom as a leading man, and finally ending his career once again playing small roles as a gangster in Hollywood films. This book is a film-by-film look at Raft’s long career with movies like Bolero, in which he was able to exhibit his form...
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    32,95 €

  • Frank Sinatra on the Big Screen
    Gary Schneeberger / James L. Neibaur
    Frank Sinatra is an iconic figure in music, but his film career is often overlooked. His innate talent as an actor is proven in many serious dramatic roles, including films like Man with the Golden Arm, The Manchurian Candidate, and From Here to Eternity, for which he received an Oscar. From romantic musical comedies to Rat Pack films, Frank Sinatra achieved a great deal of ...
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    57,30 €

  • The Films of John Garfield
    James L. Neibaur
    John Garfield was, and remains, one of the most impactful actors of 20th century American cinema. A towering influence on so many screen performers who came along afterward, Garfield managed to create a lasting image, despite living a life that was marked with tragedy, including the loss of a child. When he left the studios and began doing independent films, his politics inform...
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    27,91 €

  • The Joe E. Brown Films
    James L. Neibaur / James LNeibaur
    Joe E. Brown was the most popular movie comedian in the 1930s, his films being bigger moneymakers than those featuring Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields, or The Marx Brothers. A regrettable business decision in the middle of the decade resulted in indie productions that relegated Joe to second-feature status. After losing a son in World War Two, Joe became a tireless entertainer fo...
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    27,67 €

  • Clark Gable in the 1930s
    James L Neibaur / James L. Neibaur
    The 1930s represented the strongest and most significant decade in Clark Gable’s career. Later known as The King of Hollywood, Gable started out as a journeyman actor who quickly rose to the level of star, and then icon. With his ruggedly attractive looks and effortless charisma, Gable was the sort of manly romantic lead that bolstered features alongside the likes of Jean Ha...
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    58,48 €

  • Directed by William Beaudine
    James L. Neibaur / James LNeibaur
    William Beaudine is one of the most misrepresented directors in film history.  Inaccurately called “One-Shot” due to false claims that he hurried through his projects with disdain and never filmed more than one take, Beaudine was actually a very skilled director whose career ran from silent movies to television.  Beginning with one-reel short comedies, Beaudine learned how to b...
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    27,73 €

  • The Jean Harlow Films
    James L. Neibaur
    One of the powerful icons of 1930s Hollywood film, Jean Harlow died a tragically early death in 1937 at age 26. During her brief career, she delivered memorable performances in such MGM classics as Red Dust (1932), Bombshell (1933), Dinner at Eight (1933) and Libeled Lady (1936), among others. Taking a film-by-film look at Harlow’s work and her own impressions of her costa...
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    42,88 €

  • The Hal Roach Comedy Shorts of Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts and Patsy Kelly
    James L. Neibaur
    Hoping to follow his Laurel and Hardy success with a female comedy team, producer Hal Roach paired Thelma Todd with ZaSu Pitts in a 1931 series of two-reel shorts. Pitts left the studio for other pursuits, was replaced by Patsy Kelly and the series continued to be successful. Todd died under mysterious circumstances in 1935 and Kelly tried to carry on, first with Pert Kelto...
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    43,02 €

  • The Andy Clyde Columbia Comedies
    James L. Neibaur
    Andy Clyde starred in the second-longest series of shorts at Columbia Pictures (after the Three Stooges), with nearly 80 productions from 1934 to 1956. This film-by-film analysis of Clyde’s Columbia short comedies features introductory chapters on his early life, stage work, silent films and early talkies, as well as concluding chapters on his appearances in feature films--i...
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    42,92 €

  • The Charlie Chan Films
    James L. Neibaur / James LNeibaur
    The Charlie Chan film series from 1931-1949 went through three lead actors and two studios over 44 films while still maintaining consistent popularity with moviegoers.  This book looks at all of the films in the series, including early ones that are now lost, and examines each movie in context.  Common themes, critical assessments, discussion of the director and the actors, per...
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    27,40 €

  • The W.C. Fields Films
    James L. Neibaur
    W.C. Fields was at the top among comedians during Hollywood’s Golden Era of the 1930s and 1940s and has since remained a comic icon. Despite his character’s misanthropic, child-hating, alcoholic tendencies, his performances were enduringly popular and Fields became personally defined by them. This critical study of his work provides commentary and background on each of his...
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    42,97 €

  • The Jerry Lewis Films
    James L. Neibaur / Ted Okuda
    Using interviews with Jerry Lewis and many of his co-stars, this book analyzes his collaborative efforts with Dean Martin, his subsequent solo work, his writing and directorial careers, and later movies such as Hardly Working (1979) and The King of Comedy (1982). Comprehensive data are provided for each of the films, with cast and production credits, studio, release date, ...
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    28,04 €

  • Stan Without Ollie
    James L. Neibaur / Ted Okuda
    Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May (1917) through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed fro...
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    42,76 €

  • Fall of Buster Keaton
    James L. Neibaur / James LNeibaur
    The Fall of Buster Keaton assesses Keaton’s work during the talking picture era, especially those made at MGM, Educational, and Columbia studios. While giving some attention to the early part of Keaton’s career, Neibaur focuses primarily on Keaton’s contract work with the three studios, as well as his subsequent work as a gagman, supporting player, and television pitchman. The ...
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    79,13 €

  • Chaplin at Essanay
    James L. Neibaur
    When Charlie Chaplin left Keystone Studios for more money and greater creative control at Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, he added more depth to his character, more thought to his direction, and more substance to his humor: at Essanay, he grew from a comedian to a true cinematic artist. This work carefully examines all sixteen Chaplin comedies produced at Essanay--from...
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    57,48 €

  • Arbuckle and Keaton
    James L. Neibaur
    From 1917 to 1919, Joseph Schenck produced a series of Comique comedies starring master movie comedian Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and featuring an apprentice, Joseph Frank 'Buster' Keaton. These films were initially deemed significant by modern archivists for representing the first movie appearances of Keaton, widely considered one of the most important figures in motion pictur...
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    42,89 €

  • The RKO Features
    James L. Neibaur
    Noted for its 'B' westerns, RKO also produced several movie classics; two were Citizen Kane and Gunga Din. Comprehensive filmographic data are included here for all of the studio’s features: title, year of release, production credits, cast, genre, running time, alternate titles, availability on videocassette, and plot synopsis. Many entries give background information on the...
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    56,97 €

  • The Bob Hope Films
    James L. Neibaur
    Bob Hope got his start in show business when he was in his twenties, remained active past the age of 90, and lived to be 100. His longevity was remarkable, especially when one considers that he was active in vaudeville, radio, motion pictures and television. He excelled in each of these popular forms of entertainment, but his films are the most genuine testaments to his time...
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    42,93 €