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Beschreibung
In the world of Western films, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy have frequently been overlooked in favor of names like Roy Rogers and John Wayne. Yet these three actors played a crucial role in the changing environment of the post-World War II Western, and, in the process, made many excellent middle-budget films that are still a pleasure to watch.
This account of these three Western stars' careers begins in 1946, when Scott and McCrea committed themselves to the Western roles they would play for nearly twenty years. Murphy, who also joined them in 1946, would continue his Western career for a few years after his cohorts rode into the film sunset. Arranged chronologically, and balanced among the three actors, the text concludes with Audie Murphy's last Western in 1967. Covering both the personal and professional lives of these three Hollywood cowboys, the book provides both their stories and the story of a Hollywood whose attitude toward the Western was in a time of transition and transformation. The text is complemented by 60 photographs and a filmography for each of the three.
In the world of Western films, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy have frequently been overlooked in favor of names like Roy Rogers and John Wayne. Yet these three actors played a crucial role in the changing environment of the post-World War II Western, and, in the process, made many excellent middle-budget films that are still a pleasure to watch.
This account of these three Western stars' careers begins in 1946, when Scott and McCrea committed themselves to the Western roles they would play for nearly twenty years. Murphy, who also joined them in 1946, would continue his Western career for a few years after his cohorts rode into the film sunset. Arranged chronologically, and balanced among the three actors, the text concludes with Audie Murphy's last Western in 1967. Covering both the personal and professional lives of these three Hollywood cowboys, the book provides both their stories and the story of a Hollywood whose attitude toward the Western was in a time of transition and transformation. The text is complemented by 60 photographs and a filmography for each of the three.
Über den Autor
Robert Nott is a staff writer for The Santa Fe New Mexican. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Budd Boetticher
Introduction

Randolph Scott

Joel McCrea

Audie Murphy

The Code of the West

Scott at Warner Bros. and Columbia, 1950-1955

McCrea at Universal, 1950-1955

Money, Women and Guns

Murphy on the Rise, 1956-1960

McCrea in Decline, 1955-1959

Scott, Boetticher and Kennedy
Guns in the Afternoon (Ride the High Country)

Murphy Rides Alone, 1962-1967

End of the Trail

Selected Filmography

Randolph Scott

Joel McCrea

Audie Murphy
Bibliography
Index
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786422616
ISBN-10: 0786422610
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nott, Robert
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Nott
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2005
Gewicht: 0,398 kg
Artikel-ID: 133990897