Gloria Grahame, bad girl of film noir : the complete career / Robert J. Lentz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lentz, Robert J., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grahame, Gloria.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"This comprehensive overview of Gloria Grahame's life and work examines each of her feature films in detail, as well as her made-for-television productions, television-series appearances, and stage career. Also discussed are the varied ways in which Grahame's acting performances were affected by her tumultuous personal life--which included four marriages"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Short Films: Soundies (1943-1944) 13

Feature Films 17

Blonde Fever (1944) 17

Without Love (1945) 22

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 26

It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) 39

Crossfire (1947) 43

Song of the Thin Man (1947) 51

Merton of the Movies (1947) 58

A Woman Secret (1949) 64

Roughshod (1949) 69

In a Lonely Place (1950) 74

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 84

Macao (1952) 96

Sudden Fear (1952) 103

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) 110

The Glass Wall (1953) 121

Man on a Tightrope (1953) 127

The Big Heat (1953) 134

Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) 143

The Good Die Young (1954) 147

Human Desire (1954) 152

Naked Alibi (1954) 158

The Cobweb (1955) 163

Not as a Stranger (1955) 172

Oklahoma! (1955) 178

The Man Who Never Was (1956) 195

Ride Out for Revenge (1957) 201

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) 206

Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) 212

Blood and Lace (1971) 218

The Todd Killings (1971) 223

Chandler (1971) 230

The Loners (1972) 234

Tarot (1973) 238

Mama's Dirty Girls (1974) 243

Mansion of the Doomed (1976) 247

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) 252

Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979/1982) 256

Melvin and Howard (1980) 263

The Nesting (1981) 271

Feature-Length Made-for-Television Movies, Miniseries and Specials 277

Escape (1971 Movie) 277

Black Noon (1971 Movie) 280

The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974 Movie) 284

Rich Man, Poor Man (1976 Miniseries) 289

Seventh Avenue (1977 Miniseries) 298

The Dancing Princesses (1979 Filmed Stage Production) 304

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1979 Filmed Stage Production) 307

Mr. Griffin and Me (1981 Special) 312

Television Series Appearances 319.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9780786434831

078643483X

OCLC:

701810027