Author: John J. McGowan
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786419944
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
J.P. McGowan (1880ndash;1952) was one of Hollywood's most prolific pioneers: actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and industrial advocate for the motion picture industry. Known as the "Railroad Man" for his specialization in action movies involving railroads, he made common the image of the terrified beauty tied to a track-his first wife was Helen Holmes of his iconic silent series The Hazards of Helen. This work, the first biography of the Australian-born adventurer, covers a screen career spanning 30 years and over 600 productions from the dawn of the Silent Era. It chronicles his entire life and places him within the context of the times in which he lived and worked. Previously unknown details are unearthed on his family background and early life as well as his participation in the Boer War and his move to the United States. The work concludes with a comprehensive filmography of McGowan's work.
J.P. McGowan
Author: John J. McGowan
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786419944
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
J.P. McGowan (1880ndash;1952) was one of Hollywood's most prolific pioneers: actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and industrial advocate for the motion picture industry. Known as the "Railroad Man" for his specialization in action movies involving railroads, he made common the image of the terrified beauty tied to a track-his first wife was Helen Holmes of his iconic silent series The Hazards of Helen. This work, the first biography of the Australian-born adventurer, covers a screen career spanning 30 years and over 600 productions from the dawn of the Silent Era. It chronicles his entire life and places him within the context of the times in which he lived and worked. Previously unknown details are unearthed on his family background and early life as well as his participation in the Boer War and his move to the United States. The work concludes with a comprehensive filmography of McGowan's work.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786419944
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
J.P. McGowan (1880ndash;1952) was one of Hollywood's most prolific pioneers: actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and industrial advocate for the motion picture industry. Known as the "Railroad Man" for his specialization in action movies involving railroads, he made common the image of the terrified beauty tied to a track-his first wife was Helen Holmes of his iconic silent series The Hazards of Helen. This work, the first biography of the Australian-born adventurer, covers a screen career spanning 30 years and over 600 productions from the dawn of the Silent Era. It chronicles his entire life and places him within the context of the times in which he lived and worked. Previously unknown details are unearthed on his family background and early life as well as his participation in the Boer War and his move to the United States. The work concludes with a comprehensive filmography of McGowan's work.
Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940
Author: Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476610363
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
From the beginning of the sound era until the end of the 1930s, independent movie-making thrived. Many of the independent studios were headquartered in a section of Hollywood called "Poverty Row." Here the independents made movies on the cheap, usually at rented facilities where shooting was limited to only a few days. From Allied Pictures Corporation to Willis Kent Production, 55 Poverty Row Studios are given histories in this book. Some of the studios, such as Diversion Pictures and Cresent Pictures, came into existence for the sole purpose of releasing movies by established stars. Others, for example J.D. Kendis, were early exploitation filmmakers under the guise of sex education. The histories include critical commentary on the studio's output and a filmography of all titles released from 1929 through 1940.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476610363
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
From the beginning of the sound era until the end of the 1930s, independent movie-making thrived. Many of the independent studios were headquartered in a section of Hollywood called "Poverty Row." Here the independents made movies on the cheap, usually at rented facilities where shooting was limited to only a few days. From Allied Pictures Corporation to Willis Kent Production, 55 Poverty Row Studios are given histories in this book. Some of the studios, such as Diversion Pictures and Cresent Pictures, came into existence for the sole purpose of releasing movies by established stars. Others, for example J.D. Kendis, were early exploitation filmmakers under the guise of sex education. The histories include critical commentary on the studio's output and a filmography of all titles released from 1929 through 1940.
The Strong, Silent Type
Author: Buck Rainey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Many of the stars of silent westerns were young horse wranglers who left the open fields to make some extra money bulldogging steers and chasing Indians around arenas in traveling Wild West shows. They made their way to Hollywood when the popularity of the Wild West shows began to decline, found work acting in action-packed silent westerns, and became idols for early moviegoers everywhere. Over 100 of those cowboys who starred in silent westerns between 1903 and 1930 are highlighted in this work. Among those included are Broncho Billy Anderson, Art Acord, Harry Carey, William Desmond, Hoot Gibson, William S. Hart, Jack Hoxie, William Farnum, Jack Holt, Buck Jones, J. Warren Kerrigan, Tim McCoy, Ken Maynard, Tom Mix, Fred Thompson, Fred Cody, Bob Custer, Jack Daugherty, William Duncan, Neal Hart, Leo Maloney, Pete Morrison, Jack Mower, Dustin Farnum, George Larkin, Jack Perrin, Buddy Roosevelt, William Russell, Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Wally Wales, to name just a few. Biographical information and a complete filmography are provided for each actor. Richly illustrated with over 300 picture stills.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Many of the stars of silent westerns were young horse wranglers who left the open fields to make some extra money bulldogging steers and chasing Indians around arenas in traveling Wild West shows. They made their way to Hollywood when the popularity of the Wild West shows began to decline, found work acting in action-packed silent westerns, and became idols for early moviegoers everywhere. Over 100 of those cowboys who starred in silent westerns between 1903 and 1930 are highlighted in this work. Among those included are Broncho Billy Anderson, Art Acord, Harry Carey, William Desmond, Hoot Gibson, William S. Hart, Jack Hoxie, William Farnum, Jack Holt, Buck Jones, J. Warren Kerrigan, Tim McCoy, Ken Maynard, Tom Mix, Fred Thompson, Fred Cody, Bob Custer, Jack Daugherty, William Duncan, Neal Hart, Leo Maloney, Pete Morrison, Jack Mower, Dustin Farnum, George Larkin, Jack Perrin, Buddy Roosevelt, William Russell, Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Wally Wales, to name just a few. Biographical information and a complete filmography are provided for each actor. Richly illustrated with over 300 picture stills.
Sweethearts of the Sage
Author: Buck Rainey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Compiles the entire text of Total baseball: the ultimate baseball encyclopedia, 2nd ed., (Warner Books, 1991, $49.95) a single-volume baseball library of 2,640 pages dating back to 1871 and current to the 1991 World Series to which has been added some 500 images of players, teams, and ballparks (ra
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Compiles the entire text of Total baseball: the ultimate baseball encyclopedia, 2nd ed., (Warner Books, 1991, $49.95) a single-volume baseball library of 2,640 pages dating back to 1871 and current to the 1991 World Series to which has been added some 500 images of players, teams, and ballparks (ra
Reports
Author: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Laboratory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
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Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Collected Papers
Author: Rowett Research Institute
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Category : Animal nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
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Category : Animal nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Reports from the Laboratory of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Author: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Laboratory
Publisher:
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Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Those Fabulous Serial Heroines
Author: Buck Rainey
Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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Boston Directory
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Category : Boston
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Category : Boston
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Monthly Journal of Insurance Economics
Author:
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Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 1548
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 1548
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