The western films of Robert Mitchum : Hollywood's cowboy rebel / Gene Freese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freese, Gene Scott, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mitchum, Robert--Criticism and interpretation.

Mitchum, Robert.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 236 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

""Robert Mitchum was-and still is-one of Hollywood's defining stars of Western film. For more than 30 years, the actor played the weary and cynical cowboy, and his rough-and-tough presence on-screen was no different than his one off-screen. With a personality fit for western-noir, Robert Mitchum dominated the genre during the mid-20th century, and returned as the anti-hero again during the 1990s before his death. This book lays down the life of Mitchum and the films that established him as one of Hollywood's strongest and smartest horsemen. Going through early classics like Pursued (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948) to more recent cult favorites like Tombstone (1993) and Dead Man (1995), Freese shows how Mitchum's nuanced portrayals of the iconic anti-hero of the West earned him his spot in the Cowboy Hall of Fame."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Bona fides

The films: 1940s-1970s

Off the trail

The films: 1990s

Adios, Amigo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476678498

1476678499

OCLC:

1108562338