Three bad men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond

"The book provides a biography of each and a detailed exploration of Ford's work as it was intertwined with both Wayne and Bond. Revealed are fascinating accounts of ingenuity, creativity, toil, perseverance, bravery, debauchery, futility, abuse, masochism, mayhem, violence, warfare, open-...

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1. Verfasser: Nollen, Scott Allen 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: McFarland 2013
Ausgabe:Jefferson
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Zusammenfassung:"The book provides a biography of each and a detailed exploration of Ford's work as it was intertwined with both Wayne and Bond. Revealed are fascinating accounts of ingenuity, creativity, toil, perseverance, bravery, debauchery, futility, abuse, masochism, mayhem, violence, warfare, open- and closed-mindedness, control and chaos, brilliance and stupidity, rationality and insanity, friendship, love and hate"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
Foreword: working for Mr. Ford by Michael A. Hoey -- Preface: What would Ward do? -- Introduction: gluteus maximus and the power of Feeney's myth -- The boy from Benkelman -- Genesis and John Wayne -- Jack of all genres -- Boating, booze and "boule de suif" -- Pappy, Wild Bill, Jimmy and Brick -- The big son of a bitch learns to act -- Pappy's inferno -- Bond and the blacklist -- 'Cause Wayne can't play the part -- One hell of a binge -- Duke becomes the devil, judge becomes the coach -- A star steers the wagon train -- El shakespeare de San Antone: "buenas noches, culo del caballo" -- Do you miss Ward? -- Appendix A: The films of John Ford featuring John Wayne and/or Ward Bond -- Appendix B: the films of Ward Bond -- Appendix C: the television performances of Ward Bond
Beschreibung:vii, 398 S. Ill. 26 cm
ISBN:9780786458547
0786458542

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