A Pictorial History of the Western Film / William K. Everson

Traces the history of Westerns since The Great Train Robbery which established the formula of crime, pursuit, showdown, and justice which seldom varies.

Contents

An introduction to Seventy years of westerns;
The Beginnings – And Brocho Billy;
Pioneers of na Art: D. W. Griffith and Thomas H. Ince;
William S. Hart;
John Ford: A Half-century of horse operas;
The Pre-1920’s – and Tom Mix;
The First Epics;
Stars of the Twenties;
The Coming of Sound;
The “B” Boom;
The Thirties;
The Forties – a Peak of Popularity;
The Fifties – and radical changes;
THe Sixties: westerns, westerns everywhere, but…

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The Citadel Press, 1969. Com 246 págs. : prof. ilust.; 27 cm; Broch.
[Capas com ligeiros sinais de manuseamento e miolo bem conservado]