TALKING PICTURES With the People Who Made Them - Hardback book with Dust Jacket by Sylvia Shorris and Marion Abbott Bundy
- With a Foreword by Robert Altman
- Over 370 pages
- Copyright © 1994 by Sylvia Shorris and Marion Abbott Bundy
" Producers, screenwriters, gaffers, camera operators, key grips, soundmen, and scriptgirls- with a list of behind-the-scenes movie makers that reads like a Busby Berkeley roll call, Talking Pictures presents a lively, firsthand view of Hollywood from the bottom up. " " The nearly forty interviews collected here chronicle the Golden Age of Hollywood, when major movie studios produced some of America's favorite films. By hearing firsthand about the machinations of Hollywood moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Darryl Zanuck, we learn how studios were run and how decisions about movies were made. From lesser known players we see how informal Hollywood was, how easy it was to get a job, how crucial a role nepotism played, and how careers were open to craftsmen and con men alike. " " Seven years in the making, Talking Pictures is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the movies and the people who make them, and a tribute to the remarkable men and women responsible for captivating American audiences in a way that may never be seen again. " Contents include: " Foreword by Robert Altman ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE MOVIES ARTHUR JACOBSON, Assistant Director AL KELLER, First Assistant Camera Operator THE DEAL MAKERS SAM JAFFE, Agent JOSEPH J. COHN, Production Manager JACK CUMMINGS, Producer FRANK McCARTHY, Producer STORY BY ELEANOR WOLQUITT, Reader JOHN BRIGHT, Screenwriter LESTER COLE, Screenwriter NANCY GREEN, Studio Representative WILLIAM FADIMAN, Story Editor DIRECTED BY FLORENCE MACK, Script Girl FRANCISCO (CHICO) DAY, Assistant Director ANDRE DE TOTH, Director CAMERAS ROLLING JIM NOBLITT, Grip ED RIKE, Gaffer GEORGE FOLSEY, Director of Cinematography LINWOOD GALE DUNN, Visual Effects Director of Photography HEARING THE PINS DROP RALPH BUTLER, Soundman EDWARD BERNDS, Soundman WORDS AND MUSIC JULE STYNE, Composer SAMMY CAHN, Lyricist THE LOOK BOB FLATLEY, Carpenter TOMMIE HAWKINS, Property Master ANNA HILL JOHNSTONE, Costume Designer ARTHUR LONERGAN, Art Director HARRY HORNER, Production Designer THE SUPPORTING PLAYERS EVE ELLMAN BOYDEN, Extra CYNTHIA LINDSAY, Stunt Woman FAYARD NICHOLAS, Tap Dancer DANIEL SELZNICK, Son and Grandson MAXINE MARX, Daughter FLORENCE HALEY, Wife ANONYMOUS, Assistant THE CUTTING ROOM HERBERT WRENCH, International Film Editor RUDI FEHR, Film Editor COMING ATTRACTIONS HUBERT VOIGHT, Publicity Director JULES GREEN, Booker BIBLIOGRAPHY GLOSSARY " The book is in excellent condition with only very minor wear. The dust jacket is in very good condition, but has folded creases on the inside flaps. No torn or ripped pages. No markings or writing. |