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Title: The Complete Films of John Wayne by Mark Ricci, Boris Zmijewsky, Steve Zmijewsky, Steven Zmijewsky ISBN: 0-8065-0945-7 Publisher: Lyle Stuart Hardcover Pub. Date: April, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Below-average "Films of . . ." book
Comment: Aside from the illustrations, I don't find much to recommend this book. There are no commentaries about the making of Wayne's films, no discussion of Wayne's working methods, no critical analysis, and nothing about the films' financial impact in the theaters. No character names are included in the cast lists, so they are basically useless in finding out who played who. Much of the information is inacturate. In the introduction the authors state that in his early days Wayne appeared in several Ham Hamilton comedies, but no such films appear in the main body of the book (in fact, I've never heard of a screen comedian named Ham Hamilton, although there was an animator by that name working for Walt Disney at the time). The plot synopis to many of the films are incorrect, listing wrong character names and describing incidents that don't happen in the film. And I'm still trying to figure out why Ward Bond is listed twice in the cast list of DAKOTA. There's a really great blooper in the write-up to CHISUM: The authors state that the true-life characters of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid are included in the story and that Garrett is gunned down by Billy! Say what? (No, this doesn't actually occur in the film.) Oh, yes, if this book is the "complete" films of John Wayne, then why isn't COLLEGE COACH (1933) included?
My final verdict: Skip this book and seek out a copy of Allen Eyles' far superior (and, unfortunately, now out-of-print) book JOHN WAYNE AND THE MOVIES (re-issued as simply JOHN WAYNE).
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book plenty of information
Comment: If you are looking for John Wayne films this is the book to have. It tells what the film is about, who also starred in and what year it was made. It also has plenty of photos to help you recognize what movie it is and if it is the one you are looking for. The book has some interesting facts about some of the movies.
Rating: 5
Summary: Indespensable to the serious collector of Wayne films...
Comment: The real testimony to the value of a resource is whether it occupies eternal space on your shelf, gathering dust, or if it becomes so worn out that it bears replacement. I have dogearred, destroyed, or otherwise "used up" two complete paperback copies of TCFOJW over the past twelve years since it first appeared. It was not until the last replacement that I finally relinquished and went to a hardback copy.
This book is an indespensable (if not exhaustive) resource for any serious John Wayne film buff. My only complaints (and, subsequently, suggestions for future revisions) are that the cast and tech lists are not complete; and that Wayne's appearences on radio and television are not documented. Another helpful feature would be to show which films are available in video and letterbox formats.
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Title: The John Wayne Scrapbook by Lee Pfeiffer ISBN: 0806522305 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Duke, We're Glad We Knew You: John Wayne's Friends and Colleagues Remember His Remarkable Life by Herb Fagen, Ronald Reagan ISBN: 0806520566 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: John Wayne: American by James Stuart Olson, Randy W. Roberts ISBN: 0803289707 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: John Wayne ... There Rode a Legend: A Western Tribute by Jane Pattie, Wilma Russell, Maureen O'Hara ISBN: 0967053404 Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title:Biography - John Wayne: American Legend ASIN: 0767009711 Publisher: A & E Entertainment Pub. Date: 23 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.95 |
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