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The Creative Producer. A Memoir of the Studio System.
Curtis, James; Lewis, David
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Hardback. For twenty-five years, David Lewis (1903-1987) was an associate film producer at a time when a major studio produced an average of a film a week. In this remarkable book, David Lewis describes his development as a creative producer and his contributions to such classics as Camille, Dark Victory, and Raintree County. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
In 1938, Warner Brothers production chief Hal Wallis grudgingly described David Lewis—one of his six "supervisors" and a veteran of 15 feature films—to director Michael Curtiz: "That Lewis is a genius at getting scripts out of people who can't write!" Wallis knew that writing ultimately defined the job of the creative producer and that David Lewis had an uncanny talent for coaxing the best filmic material from the screenwriters he supervised. In this memoir, Lewis describes his development as a production executive and how the associate producer helped make the famed studio system work. It was the producer (or ... Read more
In 1938, Warner Brothers production chief Hal Wallis grudgingly described David Lewis—one of his six "supervisors" and a veteran of 15 feature films—to director Michael Curtiz: "That Lewis is a genius at getting scripts out of people who can't write!" Wallis knew that writing ultimately defined the job of the creative producer and that David Lewis had an uncanny talent for coaxing the best filmic material from the screenwriters he supervised. In this memoir, Lewis describes his development as a production executive and how the associate producer helped make the famed studio system work. It was the producer (or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810827202
SKU
V9780810827202
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About Curtis, James; Lewis, David
James Curtis has worked 20 years as a marketing executive and communications consultant to the computer and health care industries. He is the author of Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 1982) and James Whale (Scarecrow, 1982, first in the Filmmakers Series).
Reviews for The Creative Producer. A Memoir of the Studio System.
...sheds new light on a key player in the film industry of the '30s and '40s...
Past Times
His recollections—in this highly recommended book—offer much insight into storyland's secluded innards.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television
Past Times
His recollections—in this highly recommended book—offer much insight into storyland's secluded innards.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television