Leo McCarey
| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0810852632 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780810852631 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (631 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Leo McCarey by : Wes D. Gehring
Download or read book Leo McCarey written by Wes D. Gehring and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length biography of a legendary and award-winning Hollywood writer, producer, and director (Duck Soup, My Favorite Wife, An Affair to Remember, Going My Way, and The Bells of St. Mary's) explores the director's life as filtered through his art. Gehring maintains that McCarey's films were often a reworking of his antiheroic self. In addition, the apparent diversity of his films actually represents an interrelated web of various comedy genres and a pattern of antiheroic characters and themes.