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Ronald Colman, gentleman of the cinema : a biography and filmography.
LIBRA PN2287.C57 S6 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, R. Dixon, 1944-
- Series:
- McFarland classics.
- McFarland classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colman, Ronald, 1891-1958--Criticism and interpretation.
- Colman, Ronald, 1891-1958.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 322 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]
- Summary:
- In an unprecedented career which successfully bridged the fields of stage, screen, radio and television, Ronald Colman starred in high adventure, light comedy, delicate romance and intense drama. In his classic portrayals and others, he remained the epitome of graciousness, sensitivity, and complete sincerity, his acting always tempered by a lighthearted good nature, an introspective sadness of the eyes, and the indefinable fragility of an exquisitely modulated voice. This critical evaluation of Colmans life and career is accompanied by scores of never before published photos. Complete cast and credits are given for every production he was in.
- Contents:
- I. Before the Films Beckoned 1
- II. The Early Silents 5
- The Live Wire 10
- The Toilers 11
- A Daughter of Eve 12
- Sheba 12
- Snow in the Desert 13
- A Son of David 14
- Anna the Adventuress 15
- The Black Spider 15
- Handcuffs or Kisses? 17
- The White Sister 18
- The Eternal City 24
- $20 a Week 25
- Romola 26
- III. The Early Goldwyn Years
- The Image Is Shaped 30
- Tarnish 36
- Her Night of Romance 37
- A Thief in Paradise 38
- The Sporting Venus 40
- His Supreme Moment 43
- Her Sister from Paris 46
- The Dark Angel 47
- Stella Dallas 49
- Lady Windermere's Fan 53
- Kiki 59
- Beau Geste 62
- The Winning of Barbara Worth 70
- The Night of Love 75
- The Magic Flame 81
- Two Lovers 83
- The Rescue 89
- IV. Colman Crosses the Sound Barrier
- The Goldwyn Talkies 92
- Bulldog Drummond 99
- Condemned! 105
- Raffles 108
- The Devil to Pay 113
- The Unholy Garden 118
- Arrowsmith 121
- Cynara 129
- The Masquerader 133
- V. The Image of a Star 139
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 146
- Clive of India 150
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo 156
- A Tale of Two Cities 158
- Under Two Flags 169
- Lost Horizon 174
- The Prisoner of Zenda 192
- If I Were King 206
- The Light that Failed 215
- Lucky Partners 222
- My Life with Caroline 226
- VI. Years of Diversification 231
- The Talk of the Town 239
- Random Harvest 245
- Kismet 254
- The Late George Apley 257
- A Double Life 265
- Champagne for Caesar 275
- Around the World in 80 Days 282
- The Story of Mankind 286
- VII. Of Shadow and Substance
- The Legacy of Ronald Colman 291.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786412127
- OCLC:
- 80797810
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