Who the devil made it : conversations with Robert Aldrich, George Cukor, Allan Dwan, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Chuck Jones, Fritz Lang, Joseph H. Lewis, Sidney Lumet, Leo McCarey, Otto Preminger, Don Siegel, Josef von Sternberg, Frank Tashlin, Edgar G. Ulmer, Raoul Walsh /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. |
| Description: | x, 849 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2738523 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Lightning Art
- 1. Allan Dwan (1885-1981). The Last Pioneer. Galloping Tintypes
- 2. Raoul Walsh (1887-1980). The Adventurer. Dagger, Sword and Gun
- 3. Fritz Lang (1890-1976). Fate, Murder and Revenge. The Director's Copyright
- 4. Josef Von Sternberg (1894-1969). The Angle of Vision. They Are All Abstract
- 5. Howard Hawks (1896-1977). Ride, Boldly Ride. The Rules of the Game
- 6. Leo McCarey (1898-1969). The Crazy Irishman. The Ineluctability of Incidents
- 7. George Cukor (1899-1983). Sound's Perfect Choice. The Players're the Thing
- 8. Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980). A Synonym for Suspense. Young Man with Master Mind
- 9. Edgar G. Ulmer (1904-1972). Out of Nothing. Nothing Was Impossible
- 10. Otto Preminger (1906-1986). The Intelligence of the Audience. Open Questions
- 11. Joseph H. Lewis (1907-). The Impressionist. Artist Without Diploma
- 12. Chuck Jones (1912-). What's Up, Honorary Doc? Every Day's New Game
- 13. Don Siegel (1912-1991). Action's Intellectual. That Outcast Is Me
- 14. Frank Tashlin (1913-1972). The Possum's Smile. The Nonsense of Civilization
- 15. Robert Aldrich (1918-1983). Deadly Kiss Me. The Phoenix Flight
- 16. Sidney Lumet (1924-). A Child of New York. Making Mosaics.