RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956 write by Michael R. Pitts. This book was released on 2015-04-17. RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. King Kong and The Thing from Another World are among the most popular horror and science fiction films of all time and both were made by RKO Radio Pictures. Between 1929 and 1956, RKO released more than 140 genre features, including The Most Dangerous Game, The Phantom of Crestwood, Before Dawn, The Monkey's Paw, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, You'll Find Out, The Spiral Staircase, The Enchanted Cottage, It's a Wonderful Life, Captive Women and Killers from Space. RKO is remembered for its series of psychological horror movies produced by Val Lewton, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, The Seventh Victim and The Body Snatcher. The studio also produced films in the adventure, comedy, fantasy, mystery and western genres. They released many Walt Disney classics--Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Peter Pan--as well as several "Tarzan" features. This volume covers these movies in detail with critical and historical analysis, in-depth plot synopsis and numerous contemporary reviews.
Astor Pictures
Astor Pictures - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Astor Pictures write by Michael R. Pitts. This book was released on 2019-05-09. Astor Pictures available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Founded by Robert M. Savini in 1933, Astor Pictures Corporation distributed hundreds of films in its 32 years of operation. The company distributed over 150 first run features in addition to the numerous re-releases for which it became famous. Astor had great success in the fields of horror and western movies and was a pioneer in African-American film productions. While under Savini's management, Astor and its subsidiaries were highly successful, but after his death in 1956 the company was sold, leading to eventual bankruptcy and closure. This volume provides the first in-depth look at Astor Pictures Corporation with thorough coverage of its releases, including diverse titles like La Dolce Vita and Frankenstein's Daughter.
Thrills Untapped
Thrills Untapped - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thrills Untapped write by Michael R. Pitts. This book was released on 2019-01-10. Thrills Untapped available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Giving deserved attention to nearly 150 neglected films, this book covers early sound era features, serials and documentaries with genre elements of horror, science fiction and fantasy, from major and minor studios and independents. Full credits, synopses, critical analyses and contemporary reviews are provided for The Blue Light, The Cat Creeps, College Scandal, Cosmic Voyage, The Dragon Murder Case, The Haunted Barn, Lost Gods, Murder in the Red Barn, The New Gulliver, Return of the Terror, Seven Footprints to Satan, S.O.S. Iceberg, While the Patient Slept, The White Hell of Pitz Palu and many others.
Nick Lucas
Nick Lucas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nick Lucas write by Michael R. Pitts. This book was released on 2023-04-03. Nick Lucas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands and on records, and with initiating the "intimate style" of singing, making him the first crooner.Nick Lucas' guitar playing contributed significantly to the instrument's popularity, and he influenced generations of players with his instruction books and by having a line of popular guitar picks bearing his name. He was the first guitarist to have a custom-made model, "The Nick Lucas Special." This biography comprehensively covers Nick Lucas' career as he entertained audiences in the United States, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
Forgotten Disney
Forgotten Disney - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forgotten Disney write by Kathy Merlock Jackson. This book was released on 2023-06-19. Forgotten Disney available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This work demonstrates that not everything that Disney touched turned to gold. In its first 100 years, the company had major successes that transformed filmmaking and culture, but it also had its share of unfinished projects, unmet expectations, and box-office misses. Some works failed but nevertheless led to other more stunning and lucrative ones; others shed light on periods when the Disney Company was struggling to establish or re-establish its brand. In addition, many Disney properties, popular in their time but lost to modern audiences, emerge as forgotten gems. By exploring the studio's missteps, this book provides a more complex portrayal of the history of the company than one would gain from a simple recounting of its many hits. With essays by writers from across the globe, it also asserts that what endures or is forgotten varies from person to person, place to place, or generation to generation. What one dismisses, someone else recalls with deep fondness as a magical Disney memory.
