Bibliograph

High noon, the Hollywood blacklist and the making of an American classic, Glenn Frankel

Type

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High noon, the Hollywood blacklist and the making of an American classic, Glenn Frankel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

High noon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

971494541

Responsibility statement

Glenn Frankel

Sub title

the Hollywood blacklist and the making of an American classic

Summary

The story behind the classic movie High Noon shares insights into the toxic political climate in which it was created, recounting how, during the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was interrogated and blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Searchers. --Publisher

Table Of Contents

The natural -- The elephant man -- The icon -- The boy wonder -- The committee -- The Viennese gentleman -- The falling star -- The committee returns -- The screenplay -- The informer -- Citizen Kane -- "Bombshells" -- The witness -- The exile -- The music men -- The process -- The movie -- Writer's block -- The return -- Epilogue

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