Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (xiv, 446 p., [32] p. of plates) : ill.

Series statement

1. Screen classics

Uniform title

1. Some like it Wilder (Online)
2. Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)

Alternative title

1. Some like it Wilder (Online)

Subject

1. Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. - [Browse in index]
2. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. - [Browse in index]

Contents

1. From Berlin to Hollywood : the early screenplays -- Champagne and tears : Ninotchka, Midnight, and Ball of fire -- New directions : The major and the minor and Five graves to Cairo -- The rise of film noir : Double indemnity -- Through a glass darkly : The lost weekend and Die todesmühlen -- Wunderbar : The emperor waltz and A foreign affair -- Dark windows : Sunset Boulevard -- Barbed wire satire : Ace in the hole and Stalag 17 -- Fascination : Sabrina and The seven year itch -- Light up the sky : The spirit of St. Louis and Love in the afternoon -- Remains to be seen : Witness for the prosecution -- The gang's all here : Some like it hot -- Love on the dole : The apartment -- Love on the run : One, two, three and Irma La Douce -- Grifters : Kiss me, stupid and The fortune cookie -- The game's afoot : The private life of Sherlock Holmes -- The perfect blendship : The front page and Avanti! -- Twilight years : Fedora and Buddy buddy -- Epilogue : a touch of class.

Language

1. English

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-416) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Phillips, Gene D.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2009045857