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Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Ronald Neame, an Autobiography
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2003
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Now in Paperback! Ronald Neame's autobiography takes its title from one of his best-loved films, The Horse's Mouth (1958), starring Alec Guinness. In an informative and entertaining style, Neame discusses the making of that film, along with several others, including In Which We Serve, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Tunes of Glory, I Could Go on Singing, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Scrooge, The Poseidon Adventure, and Hopscotch. Straight from the Horse's Mouth provides a fascinating, first-hand account of a unique filmmaker, who began his career as assistant cameraman on Hitchcock's first talkie, Blackmail, and went on to direct Maggie Smith, Judy Garland, Walter Matthau, and many other prominent performers. The book includes tales of the on-and-off-the-set antics of comedian George Formby, and original accounts of his experiences working with Noel Coward and David Lean. This is not simply an autobiography, but rather a history of British cinema from the 1920s through the 1960s, and Hollywood cinema from the 1960s through the present. Aside from Neame's own writing, the book contains original commentary by many of his contemporaries and associates including Alec Guinness, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Shirley MacLaine, Walter Matthau, John Mills and Shelley Winters. Includes more than 40 photos!
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Copyright year
2003
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-4490-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-7142-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
297
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword by Michael Caine No access
Foreword by Alan Parker No access
Introduction No access
1: Miss World No access Pages 1 - 9
2: Blackmail No access Pages 10 - 19
3: Beryl No access Pages 20 - 27
4: The Elstree Fire No access Pages 28 - 33
5: Quota Quickies No access Pages 34 - 41
6: Major Barbara No access Pages 42 - 55
7: Noël Coward No access Pages 56 - 72
8: Cineguild No access Pages 73 - 82
9: Hollywood No access Pages 83 - 92
10: Expectations No access Pages 93 - 103
11: The Academy No access Pages 104 - 107
12: Take My Life No access Pages 108 - 114
13: Passionate Friends No access Pages 115 - 123
14: Crashing on Regardless No access Pages 124 - 130
15: The Magic Box No access Pages 131 - 133
16: The Card No access Pages 134 - 139
17: The Million Pound Note No access Pages 140 - 145
18: The Man Who Never Was No access Pages 146 - 153
19: Windom's Way No access Pages 154 - 157
20: Alec Guinness No access Pages 158 - 168
21: Tunes if Glory No access Pages 169 - 177
22: Judy Garland No access Pages 178 - 192
23: Ron-Pon No access Pages 193 - 196
24: Mister Moses No access Pages 197 - 207
25: Gambit No access Pages 208 - 217
26: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie No access Pages 218 - 224
27: Scrooge No access Pages 225 - 234
28: The Poseidon Adventure No access Pages 235 - 248
29: Losses and Gains No access Pages 249 - 259
30: Walter Matthau No access Pages 260 - 271
31: Donna No access Pages 272 - 281
Appendix A: The Films of Ronald Neame No access Pages 282 - 283
Appendix B: Awards and Honors No access Pages 284 - 284
Acknowledgements No access Pages 285 - 286
Index No access Pages 287 - 297
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