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John Ford Made Westerns: Filming the Legend in the Sound Era

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Description for John Ford Made Westerns: Filming the Legend in the Sound Era Paperback. The Western is arguably the popular and longlived form in cinematic history, and the acknowledged master of that genre was John Ford. In nine majors essays from some of the prominent scholars of Hollywood film, this book situates the sound era westerns of John Ford within contemporary critical contexts and regards them from fresh perspectives. Editor(s): Studlar, Gaylyn; Bernstein, Matthew H. Num Pages: 344 pages, 62 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 459.

Fresh perspectives on some of the most influential films of John Ford.

The Western is arguably the most popular and enduring form in cinematic history, and the acknowledged master of that genre was John Ford. His Westerns, including The Searchers, Stagecoach, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, have had an enormous influence on contemporary U.S. films, from Star Wars to Taxi Driver.

In John Ford Made Westerns, nine major essays by prominent scholars of Hollywood film situate the sound-era Westerns of John Ford within contemporary critical contexts and regard them from fresh perspectives. These range from examining Ford's relation to other ... Read more

Contributors include Charles Ramirez Berg, Matthew Bernstein, Edward Buscombe, Joan Dagle, Barry Keith Grant, Kathryn Kalinak, Peter Lehman, Charles J. Maland, Gaylyn Studlar, and Robin Wood.

Contents
Part I
Introduction, Gaylyn Studlar & Matthew Bernstein

"'Shall We Gather at the River?': The Late Films of John Ford," Robin Wood
"Sacred Duties, Poetic Passions: John Ford and Issue of Femininity in the Western," Gaylyn Studlar
"The Margin as Center: The Multicultural Dynamics of John Ford's Westerns," Charles Ramirez Berg
"Linear Patterns and Ethnic Encounters in the Ford Western," Joan Dagle
"How the West Wasn't Won: the Repression of Capitalism in John Ford's Westerns," Peter Lehman
"Painting the Legend: Frederic Remington and the Western," Edward Buscombe
"'The Sound of Many Voices': Music in John Ford's Westerns," Kathryn Kalinak
"John Ford and James Fenimore Cooper: Two Rode Together," Barry Keith Grant
"From Aesthete to Pappy: The Evolution of John Ford's Public Reputation," Charles J. Maland
Part II—Dossier
Emanuel Eisenberg, "John Ford: Fighting Irish," New Theater, April 1936
Frank S. Nugent, "Hollywood's Favorite Rebel," Saturday Evening Post, July 23, 1949
John Ford, "John Wayne—My Pal," Hollywood, no. 237 (March 17, 1951), translated from the Italian by Gloria Monti
Bill Libby, "The Old Wrangler Rides Again," Cosmopolitan, March 1964
"About John Ford," Action 8.8 (Nov.-Dec. 1973)

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253214140
SKU
V9780253214140
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About Gaylyn (Ed) Studlar
Gaylyn Studlar is Director and Professor of Film Studies and English at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has published widely on issues of gender in Hollywood cinema. Matthew Bernstein is the author of Walter Wanger, Hollywood Independent, editor of Controlling Hollywood: Censorship and Regulation in the Studio Era, and co-editor (with Gaylyn Studlar) of Visions of the ... Read more

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