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Frankel, Glenn.
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Foreman, Carl.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
High noon (Motion picture).
Western films -- History and criticism.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States.
Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Frankel, Glenn.
Foreman, Carl.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
High noon (Motion picture).
Western films -- History and criticism.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States.
Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
MARC Display
High
noon
: the
Hollywood
blacklist
and the
making
of an
American
classic
/ Glenn Frankel.
by
Frankel, Glenn.
Call #:
791.4372 H638f
Subjects
Foreman, Carl.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
High
noon
(Motion picture).
Western films -- History and criticism.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States.
Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781620409480 (hc.)
Description:
xvi, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and index.
Contents:
The natural -- The elephant man -- The icon -- The boy wonder -- The committee -- The Viennese gentleman -- The falling star -- The committee returns -- The screenplay -- The informer -- Citizen Kane -- "Bombshells" -- The witness -- The exile -- The music men -- The process -- The movie -- Writer's block -- The return -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"The revelatory story behind the
classic
movie
High
Noon
and the toxic political climate in which it was created. It's one of the most revered movies of
Hollywood
's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role,
High
Noon
was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude. Yet what has been often overlooked is that
High
Noon
was made during the height of the
Hollywood
blacklist
, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. His co-authored screenplay for another
classic
, The Bridge on the River Kwai, went uncredited in 1957. Examined in light of Foreman's testimony,
High
Noon
's emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance. Journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the
making
of a great
American
Western, exploring how Carl Foreman's concept of
High
Noon
evolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the
classic
film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated."--Provided by publisher.
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