{"product_id":"john-ford-at-work-production-histories-1927-1939-9780861967575","title":"John Ford at Work: Production Histories 1927-1939","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Ford at Work: Production Histories 1927-1939\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolution of John Ford's career in the Hollywood studio system of the 1930s as the system itself changed in response to the coming of sound and the business downtown instigated by the Depression. Based upon a decade of research utilizing the studio files of Twentieth Century-Fox, RKO and Samuel Goldwyn, it delineates the director's collaborations with the producers, screen- writers, actors and cinematographers that had the most impact on his production practices. It traces the major literary, cinematic and musical sources from which he drew. It considers relevant changes in film technology and seeks to explain how they were incorporated into his style. Films analyzed include 4 \u003ci\u003eSons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Informer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJudge Priest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSteamboat Round the Bend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of Shark Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWee Willie Winkie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoung Mr. Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLea Jacobs, professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught film history and aesthetics. Her books include: \u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Sin: Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, Theatre to Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (written with Ben Brewster) and\u003ci\u003e Film Rhythm After Sound: Technology, Music and Performanc\u003c\/i\u003ee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Libbey \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690742350098,"sku":"9780861967575","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5bad83e-90b8-45c4-add3-2fffd9c7f848.jpg?v=1761746036","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-ford-at-work-production-histories-1927-1939-9780861967575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}