Hollywood and the O.K. Corral : portrayals of the gunfight and Wyatt Earp /

Hollywood and the O.K. Corral : portrayals of the gunfight and Wyatt Earp /

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Author / Creator:	Blake, Michael F. (Michael Francis), 1957-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
Description:	ix, 255 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Earp, Morgan, -- 1851-1882 -- In motion pictures. Earp, Wyatt, -- 1848-1929 -- In motion pictures. Holliday, John Henry, -- 1851-1887 -- In motion pictures. Earp, Morgan, -- 1851-1882. Earp, Wyatt, -- 1848-1929. Holliday, John Henry, -- 1851-1887. Western films -- United States -- History and criticism. Motion pictures. Western films. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6214223

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ISBN:	0786426322 (softcover : alk. paper) 9780786426324
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.
Summary:	"This volume examines eight movies of the legendary gunfight, produced from 1939 to 1994, and each use Wyatt Earp and other real-life characters as their sources. The work focuses on the filmmakers' treatment of the history and the skill with which each balances fact with the necessity of entertainment. Period photographs are also included"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
1. October 26, 1881
2. Hollywood Discovers Wyatt Earp
3. Frontier Marshal (1939)
4. Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
5. My Darling Clementine (1946)
6. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
7. Hour of the Gun (1967)
8. Doc (1971)
9. Tombstone (1993)
10. Wyatt Earp (1994)
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index