Hollywood's West
Subtitle: The American Frontier in Film, Television, And History
Contributors: Peter C. Rollins (Editor); John E. O'Connor (Editor)
Edition: Ill edition
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780813123547
Subjects: Films, cinema; Popular Culture - General; History and criticism; History; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Western television programs; History: American; USA; United States; Film & Video - History & Criticism; United States - General; Western films
First sentence: In early 1931, RKO Pictures released Cimarron, a history of an Oklahoma pioneering couple's marriage from the opening of the territory to white settlement in 1889 to the film's 1930 production year.
Description: "In Hollywood's West, Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor, and the nation's leading film scholars analyze popular conceptions of the frontier as a fundamental element of American history and culture. This volume examines classic Western films and programs that span nearly a century, from Cimarron (1931) to Turner Network Television's recent made-for-TV movies. Many of the films discussed here are considered among the greatest cinematic landmarks of all time."--Jacket.