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HOLLYWOOD'S CHILDREN by Diana Serra Cary (Southern Methodist University Press,1997)) 296 pages 6" by 9" paperback book condition: brand new, sealed in shrink wrap Notes: The best book out there by a former child star who was there and experienced it all - fame, money and poverty - Diana Serra Cary, whose popularity as Baby Peggy in the early 1920's was second only to Jackie Coogan. She talks about them all (silent and sound era), many from first-hand accounts because she was also "rubbing elbows" with many of these child stars in the thirties while trying to make a comeback. Included are her own career, Jackie Coogan, Jack and Lottie Pickford, Edith Fellows, Our Gang, Jackie Cooper, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Deanna Durbin, Jane Withers, Mickey Rooney, Margaret O'Brien, Junior Durkin, Dick Winslow, Dawn O'Day, Charlotte Henry, and more. Lots of great photos! Price: $12.00 Order no. 141 |
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D.W. GRIFFITH: TITAN OF THE FILM ART by Leona Phillips (Gordon Press, 1976) 416 pages 6" by 9 1/4" hardback book condition: excellent, like new dustjacket condition: not issued with a dustjacket Notes: Very good biography of the great director that focuses on his great films. Chapters include "The Early Years," "The Biograph Years," "The Interim Years," "The Great Years ('The Birth of a Nation' and 'Intolerance')," "The After Years," "The Waning Years," "In Retrospect." Price: $10.00 Order no. 142 |
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WORKING CLASS HOLLYWOOD: SILENT FILM AND THE SHAPING OF CLASS IN AMERICA By Steven J. Ross (Princeton University Press, 1998) 367 pages 6 1/4" by 9 1/5" hardback condition: Excellent. Ex-library copy. Has "Date Due" label on first blank page and "Surplus" stamp, as well as a 1" x 1 1/2" label and some writing. The remainder of the book is like new. dustjacket condition: very good in mylar sleeve Notes: Winner of the Theatre Library Association's Annual
Book Award, the Los Angeles Times called this one of the best
non-fiction books of 1998. Chapters on "Going to the Movies,"
"The Good, the Bad and the Violent," "When Russia
Invaded America," "Making a Pleasure of Agitation,"
and more. Price: $17.00 Order no. 143 |
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AN EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT: THE AGE OF THE SILENT FEATURE PICTURE, 1915-1928 By Richard Koszarski (University of California Press, 1990) 395 pages 7" by 10" paperback condition: good - some wear to the cover, corners bumped, some text highlighted with a blue highlight marker, book is otherwise tight, solid and with good, clean inside pages Notes: Volume 3 of the History of the America Cinema series - the respected Koszarski has provided a very interesting read of the main years of the silent era with otherwise unpublished facts about film revenues, top films of various years, unpublished photos, reproduction of advertisements and documents, etc. Includes chapters on "An Industry and an Art," "Going to the Movies," "Making Movies," "The Filmmakers," "The Stars," and more. Great book! Price: $16.00 Order no. 144 |
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SILENT CINEMA by Leona R. Phillips (Gordon Press, 1978) 149 pages 6 1/4" by 9 1/4" hardback book condition: like new dustjacket condition: not issued with a dustjacket Notes: Great resource of silent movie books published up to 1978. Gives author, publisher, publicaton date, pages, and a lengthy review of each book. Price: $7.00 Order no. 145 |
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THE THEATRE AND CINEMA OF BUSTER KEATON by Robert Knopf (University of Princeton Press, 1999) 217 pages 6" by 9 1/4" paperback condition: new Notes: The book combines vivid descriptions and illustrations that enable the reader to see Keaton at work staging his memorable images and gags, such as the three story wall collapsing on him in "Steamboat Bill, Jr." or the avalanche of boulders chasing him in "Seven Chances." Knopf explains how Keaton's stunts and gags served as fanciful departures from his films' storylines and how they nonetheless reinforced a strange sense of reality. Many good photos. Price: $10.00 Order no. 146 |
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THE NON-WESTERN FILMS OF JOHN FORD by J.A. Place (Citadel Press, 1979) 287 pages 8 3/8" by 11" paperback condition: good - corners of covers bent and bottom right of first few inside pages, back cover corners slightly bent, small price sticker on back, "Property of Cornell Cinema Library" printed a couple of times inside Notes: Cast and production credits, synopsis, comnentary and lots of photographs on each of Ford's non-western sound films. No silent films are included in this volume. Divided into "Americana Films," "War Films," "Action Films" and "Foreign Films." Price: $8.00 Order no. 147 |
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THE KINDERGARTEN OF THE MOVIES: A HISTORY OF THE FINE ARTS COMPANY by Anthony Slide (Scarecrow Press, 1980) 236 pages 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" hardback condition: excellent dustjacket condition: not issued with a dustjacket Notes: An excellent history of the company that only survived two years during the teens but that can lay claim to having D.W. Griffith as its production head and films such as "The Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance." Chapters on "Fine Arts and Triangle," "Supervised by D.W. Griffith," "The Films of 1915," "DeWolf Hopper," "Douglas Fairbanks: The Evolution of a Screen Legend," and more! Price: $18.00 Order no. 148 |
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GRIFFITH AND THE RISE OF HOLLYWOOD by Paul O'Dell (A.S. Barnes & Co., 1970) 163 pages 7" x 10" hardback dustjacket condition: fair - small tears around edges, rubbing and wear condition: Very good - minor foxing around edges Notes: Hard to find book, especially in hardback form, that take the reader through the early 1920's. Chapters on "The Birth of a Nation," "Thomas Ince," "True Heart Susie and Broken Blossoms," "Way Down East and Orphans of the Storm," and "The Star System." Price: $12.00 Order no. 149 |
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KOPS AND KUSTARDS by Kalton C. Lahue and Terry Brewer (University of Oklahoma Press, 1972) 213 pages 6 1/8" x 9 1/4" hardback book condition: very good; some wear at top of spine, cloth in very good condition, inside pages near perfect dustjacket condtion: Dustjacket missing Notes: The classic history of the Keystone Film Company and Mack Sennett. Lots of photos and an appendix of Keystone Comedies. Price: $10.00 Order no. 150 |
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