Hollywood's West : The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History,9780813123547

Hollywood's West : The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History

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Edition: Illustrate
ISBN13: 9780813123547
ISBN10: 0813123542
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-11-11
Publisher(s): Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Summary

"In Hollywood's West, Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor, and the nation's leading film scholars analyze popular conceptions of the frontier as a fundamental element of American history and culture. This volume examines classic Western films and programs that span nearly a century, from Cimarron (1931) to Turner Network Television's recent made-for-TV movies. Many of the films discussed here are considered among the greatest cinematic landmarks of all time."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Ray Merlock
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction. The West, Westerns, and American Character 1(36)
John E. O'Connor
Peter C. Rollins
Part One. Early Sound Era Westerns, 1931--1939
The New Western History in 1931: RKO and the Challenge of Cimarron
37(28)
J. E. Smyth
Tradition, Parody, and Adaptation: Jed Buell's Unconventional West
65(16)
Cynthia J. Miller
The Lone Ranger: Adult Legacies of a Juvenile Western
81(18)
John Shelton Lawrence
Part Two. The Post--World War II Western, 1945--1956
Wee Willie Winkie Goes West: The Influence of the British Empire Genre on Ford's Cavalry Trilogy
99(16)
Kathleen A. McDonough
Beyond the River: Women and the Role of the Feminine in Howard Hawks's Red River
115(11)
John Parris Springer
The ``Ache for Home'': Assimilation and Separatism in Anthony Mann's Devil's Doorway
126(34)
Joanna Hearne
Giant Helps America Recognize the Cost of Discrimination: A Lesson of World War II
160(15)
Monique James Baxter
Part Three. The Cold War Western, 1950--1981
Rewriting High Noon: Transformations in American Popular Political Culture during the Cold War, 1952--1968
175(23)
Matthew J. Costello
Almost Angels, Almost Feminists: Women in The Professionals
198(20)
Winona Howe
Cowboys and Comedy: The Simultaneous Deconstruction and Reinforcement of Generic Conventions in the Western Parody
218(21)
Matthew R. Turner
Part Four. The Postmodernist Western, 1980--2000
Historical Discourse and American Identity in Westerns since the Reagan Era
239(22)
Alexandra Keller
Challenging Legends, Complicating Border Lines: The Concept of ``Frontera'' in John Sayles's Lone Star
261(20)
Kimberly Sultze
Turner Network Television's Made-for-TV Western Films: Engaging Audiences through Genre and Themes
281(19)
David Pierson
Filmography 300(22)
John Shelton Lawrence
Bibliography 322(23)
Jack Nachbar
Ray Merlock
Contributors 345(6)
Index 351

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