Films Famous, Fanciful, Frolicsome & Fantastic

by John H Reid

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Remember "Humpy", the talking camel? You'll find him in this book, along with a host of other legendary characters from Alice in Wonderland through the Mysterious Mr Wong to Wild Bill Hickok. Movie stars featured include Lon Chaney, Kay Francis, Buster Keaton, Greta Garbo, Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou and Will Rogers. Directors include John Ford, Cecil B. DeMille, Ernst Lubitsch and Fred Zinnemann. It all adds up to many hours of pleasure for classic movie fans who can thumb through details of award-winning films, popular pictures, and little-known masterpieces that deserve wider recognition. Yes, there are famous "B" movies too, like "Sleepers West" and its re-make, "The Narrow Margin".
  • ISBN10 1411689151
  • ISBN13 9781411689152
  • Publish Date 5 April 2006
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Lulu.com
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 256
  • Language English