Robert Riskin : the life and times of a Hollywood screenwriter / Ian Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Ian, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Screenwriters--United States--Biography.

Screenwriters.

Riskin, Robert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2021]

Summary:

Because screenwriter Robert Riskin spent most of his career collaborating with legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra, Riskin's own unique contributions to film have been largely overshadowed. With five Academy Award nominations to his credit for such monumental films as Lady for a Day, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, Here Comes the Groom, and It Happened One Night (for which he won the Oscar), Riskin is often imitated but rarely equaled. In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin is the first sociohistorical analysis of the Hollywood pioneer's life and work. Author Ian Scott provides a unique perspective on Riskin, his impact on cinema, and the ways in which his brilliant, pithy style was realized in Capra's films.

Contents:

Prologue: The three-act play

The miracle man

The big timer

The partnership

The idealist

The liberator

The producer

The writer.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Scott, Ian Robert Riskin

ISBN:

9780813155463