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Vintage Hollywood memoir by filmmaker Tay Garnett with Fredda Dudley Balling and an introduction by Frank Capra. Published by Arlington House in 1973. Hardcover with the original dust jacket. ISBN 0-87000-204-X.
Garnett recounts his long career as the director of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Bataan, China Seas, One Way Passage, and numerous other films. Illustrated with more than 130 photographs and filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving Hollywood figures including Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Marlene Dietrich, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, and many others. An entertaining firsthand account of classic Hollywood and American filmmaking.
The hardcover book is in acceptable preowned condition. The pages show age toning but remain readable, and the binding remains intact. The original dust jacket is in poor condition with extensive tearing, chipping, creasing, edge wear, and material loss, especially along the upper edges and spine ends. The cloth-covered boards show comparatively light wear. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
SKU G-28
Light Your Torches Pull Up Your Tights Tay Garnett 1973 Hollywood Memoir HC
$35.00
Garnett recounts his long career as the director of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Bataan, China Seas, One Way Passage, and numerous other films. Illustrated with more than 130 photographs and filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving Hollywood figures including Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Marlene Dietrich, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, and many others. An entertaining firsthand account of classic Hollywood and American filmmaking.
The hardcover book is in acceptable preowned condition. The pages show age toning but remain readable, and the binding remains intact. The original dust jacket is in poor condition with extensive tearing, chipping, creasing, edge wear, and material loss, especially along the upper edges and spine ends. The cloth-covered boards show comparatively light wear. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
SKU G-28