{"product_id":"the-many-cinemas-of-michael-curtiz-9781477315545","title":"The Many Cinemas of Michael Curtiz","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirector Michael Curtiz was the mastermind behind some of the most iconic films of classical Hollywood-\u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYankee Doodle Dandy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, to name only a few. The most prolific and consistently successful Hollywood generalist with an all-embracing interest in different forms of narrative and spectacle, Curtiz made around a hundred films in an astonishing range of genres: action, biopics, melodramas\/film noir, musicals, and westerns. But his important contributions to the history of American film have been overlooked because his broadly varied oeuvre does not present the unified vision of filmmaking that canonical criticism demands for the category of \"auteur.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring his films and artistic practice from a variety of angles, including politics, gender, and genre, \u003ci\u003eThe Many Cinemas of Michael Curtiz\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on this underappreciated cinematic genius. Leading film studies scholars offer fresh appraisals of many of Curtiz's most popular films, while also paying attention to neglected releases of substantial historical interest, such as \u003ci\u003eNoah's Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight and Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMystery of the Wax Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFemale\u003c\/i\u003e. Because Curtiz worked for so long and in so many genres, this analysis of his work becomes more than an author study of a notable director. Instead, \u003ci\u003eThe Many Cinemas of Michael Curtiz\u003c\/i\u003e effectively adds a major chapter to the history of Hollywood's studio era, including its internationalism and the significant contributions of European ?migr?s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, and author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHollywood's Tennessee: The Williams Films and Postwar America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfter Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality.\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurray Pomerance is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University. He is the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much, Moment of Action: Riddles of Cinematic Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes Have It: Cinema and the Reality Effect\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor or coeditor of several book series in film studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338040054034,"sku":"9781477315545","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6f44f5d-d699-49ae-97e8-c79d31a7cd83.jpg?v=1727974778","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-many-cinemas-of-michael-curtiz-9781477315545","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}