| Physical Description |
511 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-494) and index. |
| Summary |
Looks at the World War II experiences of five legendary directors--John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens--to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood. |
| Contents |
"The Only Way I Could Survive" -- "The Dictates of My Heart and Blood" -- "You Must Not Realize that There is a War Going On" -- "What's the Good of a Message?" -- "The Most Dangerous Fifth Column in Our Country" -- "Do I Have to Wait for Orders?" -- "I've Only Got One German" -- "It's Going to be a Problem and a Battle" -- "All I Know Is That I'm Not Courageous" -- "Can You Use Me?" -- "A Good Partner to Have in Times of Trouble" -- "You Might as Well Run into It as Away from It" -- "Just Enough to Make It Seem Less Than Real" -- "Coming Along with Us Just for Pictures?" -- "How to Live in the Army" -- "I'm the Wrong Man for That Stuff" -- "I Have to Do a Good Job" -- "We Really Don't Know What Goes On Beneath the Surface" -- "If You Believe This, We Thank You" -- "A Sporadic Raid of Sorts on the Continent" -- "If You See It, Shoot It" -- "If Hitler Can Hold Out, So Can I" -- "Time and Us Marches On" -- "Who You Working For-Yourself?" -- "Where I Learned About Life" -- "What's This Picture For?" -- "An Angry Past Commingled with the Future in a Storm" -- "A Straight Face and a Painfully Maturing Mind" -- "Closer to What Is Going On in the World." |
| Subject |
Ford, John, 1894-1973.
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Wyler, William, 1902-1981.
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Huston, John, 1906-1987.
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Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.
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Stevens, George, 1904-1975.
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
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| Alternate Title |
5 came back : a story of Hollywood and the Second World War. |
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