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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825437703321

Autore

Pitts Michael R.

Titolo

Western film series of the sound era / / Michael R. Pitts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-282-30086-5

9786612300868

0-7864-5259-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Disciplina

791.436278

Soggetti

Western films - History and criticism - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Billy Carson; Billy the Kid; Cheyenne Harry; The Cisco Kid; Dr. Monroe; The Durango Kid; Frontier Marshals; Hopalong Cassidy; The Irish Cowboys; John Paul Revere; Lightning Bill Carson; The Lone Ranger; The Lone Rider; Nevada Jack McKenzie; The Range Busters; Ranger Bob Allen; Red Ryder; Renfrew of the Royal Mounted; The Rough Riders; Rough Ridin' Kids; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; The Singing Cowgirl; The Texas Rangers; The Three Mesquiteers; The Trail Blazers; Wild Bill Elliott; Wild Bill Hickok; Wild Bill Saunders; Winnetou; Zorro; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The western genre touched on ideals of honor, conquest, and freedom of spirit, and its stories packed cinemas of the early sound era. This volume covers 30 western film series produced from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. Included are such long-running series as Hopalong Cassidy, The Durango Kid and The Three Mesquiteers as well as those that had moderate or brief runs like The Singing Cowgirl and The Texas Rangers. Major genre stars like John Wayne, Ken Maynard, Tim McCoy, Buck Jones and Johnny Mack Brown headlined the popular Saturday matinee fare. The book contains a plot synopsis and ana