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05212aam a22004334i 4500 001 EE82EEA2D4E311E3810EC6B1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140506010127 008 130614s2014 msua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2013023369 020 $a 1617039241 (hardback) 020 $a 9781617039249 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)837957724 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d CDX $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d IG# $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN1998.3.M36 $b A58 2014 082 00 $a 791.4302/33092 $2 23 084 $a PER004010 $a PER018000 $a PER004010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Alvarez, Max Joseph, $d 1960- 245 14 $a The crime films of Anthony Mann / $c Max Alvarez. 264 1 $a Jackson : $b University Press of Mississippi, $c 2014. 300 $a 324 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "Anthony Mann (1906-1967) is renowned for his outstanding 1950s westerns starring James Stewart (Winchester '73, The Naked Spur, The Man from Laramie). But there is more to Mann's cinematic universe than those tough Wild West action dramas featuring conflicted and secretive heroes. This brilliant Hollywood craftsman also directed fourteen electrifying crime thrillers between 1942 and 1951, among them such towering achievements in film noir as T-Men, Raw Deal, and Side Street. Mann was as much at home filming dark urban alleys in black-and-white as he was the prairies and mountains in Technicolor, and his protagonists were no less conflicted and secretive than his 1950s cowboys.In these Mann crime thrillers we find powerful stories of sexual obsession (The Great Flamarion), the transforming images of women in wartime and postwar America (Strangers in the Night, Strange Impersonation), exploitation of Mexican immigrants (Border Incident), studies of the criminal mind (He Walked by Night), and Civil War bigotry (The Tall Target). Mann's forceful camera captured such memorable and diverse stars as Erich von Stroheim, Farley Granger, Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Richard Basehart, Ricardo MontalbaÌn, Ruby Dee, and Raymond Burr.The Crime Films of Anthony Mann features analysis of rare documents, screenplays, story treatments, and studio memoranda and reveals detailed behind-the-scenes information on preproduction and production on the Mann thrillers. Author Max Alvarez uses rare and newly available sources to explore the creation of these noir masterworks. Along the way, the book exposes secrets and solves mysteries surrounding the mercurial director and his remarkable career, which also included Broadway and early live television"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Anthony Mann is renowned for his outstanding 1950s westerns starring James Stewart (Winchester '73, The Naked Spur). But there is more to Mann's cinematic universe than those tough Wild West action dramas featuring conflicted and secretive heroes. This brilliant Hollywood craftsman also directed fourteen electrifying crime thrillers between 1942 and 1951, among them such towering achievements in film noir as T-Men, Raw Deal, and Side Street. Mann was as much at home filming dark urban alleys in black-and-white as he was the prairies and mountains in Technicolor, and his protagonists were no less conflicted and secretive than his 1950s cowboys. In these Mann crime thrillers we find powerful stories of sexual obsession (The Great Flamarion), the transforming images of women in wartime and postwar America (Strangers in the Night), exploitation of Mexican immigrants (Border Incident), studies of the criminal mind (He Walked by Night), and Civil War bigotry (The Tall Target). The Crime Films of Anthony Mann features analysis of rare documents, screenplays, story treatments, and studio memoranda and reveals detailed behind-the-scenes information on preproduction and production on the Mann thrillers. Max Alvarez uses rare and newly available sources to explore the creation of these noir masterworks. Along the way, the book exposes secrets and solves mysteries surrounding the mercurial director and his remarkable career, which also included Broadway and early live television"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-307) and index. 600 10 $a Mann, Anthony, $d 1906-1967 $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Crime films $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director (see also BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts). $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Direction & Production. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Mann, Anthony, $d 1906-1967. $2 gnd 650 7 $a Kriminalfilm. $2 gnd 651 7 $a USA. $2 gnd 776 08 $i Online version: $a Alvarez, Max Joseph, 1960- $t Crime films of Anthony Mann $d Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014 $z 9781617039256 $w (DLC) 2013024659 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1343/2785478/image/lgcover.9781617039249.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517011908.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EE82EEA2D4E311E3810EC6B1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search