Raoul Walsh: The True Adventures of Hollywood's Legendary Director

by Marilyn Ann Moss

Book Overview

Raoul Walsh (1887-1980) was known as one of Hollywood's most adventurous, iconoclastic, and creative directors. He carved out an illustrious career and made films that transformed the Hollywood studio yarn into a thrilling art form. Walsh belonged to that early generation of directors-along with John Ford and Howard Hawks-who worked in the fledgling film industry of the early twentieth century, learning to make movies with shoestring budgets. Walsh's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813144442
• ISBN13: 9780813144443
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"