Mitchum, Mexico and the good neighbours era / by Liam White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Liam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Mexico--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Mexico--History.

Mitchum, Robert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gosport, [England] : Chaplin Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Robert Mitchum was one of the most charismatic stars of the 'classic Hollywood' era. His screen persona was the essence of cool: tough but vulnerable, accepting of his fate with languid charm and easy humour. His films have often been seen through the lens of film noir, but they had something else in common too: the characters he played in Out of the Past, The Big Steal, His Kind of Woman, Second Chance, Where Danger Lives, and Angel Face seemed irrevocably drawn to Mexico. Mitchum's seque...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Preface; Introduction; Mitchum, Mexico and the Good Neighbours Era; Chapter 1: Small World, Big Signs; Chapter 2: Different Dawn; Chapter 3: Good Neighbours; Chapter 4: No Habla Spanish So Good; Chapter 5: The Trick is to Stop Trying; Chapter 6: "Immaculate Integrity Through an Eloquent Camera"; Chapter 7: Misplaced Faith; Chapter 8: It's Not the Place, It's the People; Chapter 9: The Others; Chapter 10: Back From 'La Cumbre'; Epilogue; Back Matter; Filmography; Bibliography; Also Available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and filmographies.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 12, 2014).

ISBN:

1-909183-45-8

1-909183-46-6

OCLC:

871224135