Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges by Brian Henderson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges by Brian Henderson, Preston Sturges Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A collection that includes "The Great McGinty", "Christmas in July", "The Lady Eve", "Sullivans Travels", and "Hail the Conquering Hero". Publisher Description Here are five comic masterpieces by Preston Sturges, who has been called "Hollywoods greatest writer-director, with emphasis on the former." The scripts are drawn from the great period between 1939 and 1944, which Andrew Sarris called "one of the most brilliant and most bizarre bursts of creation in the history of cinema." They are astonishingly readable and deliciously funny. Brian Hendersons introduction provides an overview of Sturges criticism and brief biographical material. Each script is preceded by a prefatory essay discussing its evolution. The insights provided by this volume will be useful to film students and aspiring screenwriters, and fascinating to anyone interested in screen comedy. Virtually all the illustrations, showing Sturges at work, are published here for the first time.The collection includes The Great McGinty, Christmas in July, The Lady Eve, Sullivans Travels, and Hail the Conquering Hero. Author Biography Preston Sturges (1898-1959) was a member of Hollywoods gifted royalty. He wrote, directed, and produced a remarkable number of successful films and wrote and produced for the Broadway stage. Brian Henderson is Professor of Film and Chair of the Department of Media Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo. Details ISBN 0520055640 ISBN-13 9780520055643 Title Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges Author Brian Henderson, Preston Sturges Format Paperback Year 1985 Pages 848 Publisher University of California Press GE_Item_ID:7669995; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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