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WESTERN FILM SERIES OF THE SOUND ERA By Michael R Pitts , Very Good condition.

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Book Title: Western Film Series of the Sound Era

ISBN-10: 1476672377

ISBN: 9781476672373

Subject Area: Performing Arts

Publication Name: Western Film Series of the Sound Era

Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Item Length: 10 in

Subject: Film / General, Référence, Film / Genres / Westerns

Publication Year: 2017

Type: Textbook

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1 in

Author: Michael R. Pitts

Item Weight: 27.7 Oz

Item Width: 7 in

Number of Pages: 480 Pages

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-10

1476672377

ISBN-13

9781476672373

eBay Product ID (ePID)

237794066

Product Key Features

Number of Pages

480 Pages

Publication Name

Western Film Series of the Sound Era

Language

English

Subject

Film / General, Référence, Film / Genres / Westerns

Publication Year

2017

Type

Textbook

Subject Area

Performing Arts

Author

Michael R. Pitts

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

1 in

Item Weight

27.7 Oz

Item Length

10 in

Item Width

7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Scholarly & Professional

LCCN

2021-351394

Dewey Edition

23/eng/20230126

Reviews

Author Pitts captures the mood of the 1930s, 1940s, and the early 1950s as he describes popular series and explains how stars emerged. Although it was designed to be a ready-reference volume, its narrative strength makes it a good addition to a circulating collection"" - Booklist ""profusely illustrated...a welcome and highly prized addition"" - Midwest Book Review ""an impressive reference work"" - Examiner.com ""a worthy addition to your western bookshelf...excellent writing"" - Western Clippings., "Author Pitts captures the mood of the 1930s, 1940s, and the early 1950s as he describes popular series and explains how stars emerged. Although it was designed to be a ready-reference volume, its narrative strength makes it a good addition to a circulating collection"-- Booklist ; "profusely illustrated...a welcome and highly prized addition"-- Midwest Book Review ; "an impressive reference work"-- Examiner.com ; "a worthy addition to your western bookshelf...excellent writing"-- Western Clippings., "Author Pitts captures the mood of the 1930s, 1940s, and the early 1950s as he describes popular series and explains how stars emerged. Although it was designed to be a ready-reference volume, its narrative strength makes it a good addition to a circulating collection"-- Booklist "profusely illustrated...a welcome and highly prized addition"-- Midwest Book Review "an impressive reference work"-- Examiner.com "a worthy addition to your western bookshelf...excellent writing"-- Western Clippings., "Author Pitts captures the mood of the 1930s, 1940s, and the early 1950s as he describes popular series and explains how stars emerged. Although it was designed to be a ready-reference volume, its narrative strength makes it a good addition to a circulating collection"- Booklist ; "profusely illustrated...a welcome and highly prized addition"- Midwest Book Review ; "an impressive reference work"- Examiner.com ; "a worthy addition to your western bookshelf...excellent writing"- Western Clippings.

Number of Volumes

1 vol.

Illustrated

Yes

Dewey Decimal

791.436/278

Table Of Content

Table of Contents Preface BILLY CARSON BILLY THE KID CHEYENNE HARRY THE CISCO KID DR. MONROE THE DURANGO KID FRONTIER MARSHALS HOPALONG CASSIDY THE IRISH COWBOYS JOHN PAUL REVERE LIGHTNING BILL CARSON THE LONE RANGER THE LONE RIDER NEVADA JACK MCKENZIE THE RANGE BUSTERS RANGER BOB ALLEN RED RYDER RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED THE ROUGH RIDERS ROUGH RIDIN' KIDS ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE THE SINGING COWGIRL THE TEXAS RANGERS THE THREE MESQUITEERS THE TRAIL BLAZERS WILD BILL ELLIOTT WILD BILL HICKOK WILD BILL SAUNDERS WINNETOU ZORRO Bibliography Index

Synopsis

The western genre touched on ideals of honor, conquest, and freedom of spirit, and its stories packed cinemas of the early sound era. This volume covers 30 western film series produced from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. It contains a plot synopsis and analysis of each series' place in cinema history, many photographs and illustrations and a detailed filmography., The western genre touched on ideals of honor, conquest, and freedom of spirit, and its stories packed cinemas of the early sound era. This volume covers 30 western film series produced from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. Included are such long-running series as Hopalong Cassidy, The Durango Kid and The Three Mesquiteers as well as those that had moderate or brief runs like The Singing Cowgirl and The Texas Rangers. Major genre stars like John Wayne, Ken Maynard, Tim McCoy, Buck Jones and Johnny Mack Brown headlined the popular Saturday matinee fare. The book contains a plot synopsis and analysis of each series' place in cinema history, many photographs and illustrations and a detailed filmography.

LC Classification Number

PN1995.9.W4P57 2018