George Raft: The Films - Softcover

Aaker, Everett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786466464 ISBN 13: 9780786466467

Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2013

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"George Raft's low-key understated performances and erratic screen career has kept him from getting the same attention as his movie tough guy contemporaries like James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson...looks at this fascinating actor's screen career film-by-film in great detail, helping the reader to more fully understand Raft's impact...highly recommended"--Examiner.com; "thunderingly well researched...a fascinating read"--The Black Bird Club Members' Newsletter; "well-known for his many roles as a gangster"--Reference & Research Book News.

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In the early 1930s, George Raft, an actor and dancer from New York City's Hell's Kitchen, gained a name for himself playing stylish and charismatic gangsters in films like 1932's original Scarface. Raft's own real-life connection to the New York mob added frightening authenticity to his portrayals, and his star quality coincided with the peak years of the Hollywood factory to produce a remarkable track record of successful movies. Although he was highly regarded during his lifetime as a performer, his reputation as an actor suffered a steep decline after his death. This definitive study of all of Raft's films offers intimate insight into all of his productions, including casts, characters, technical credits, and story synopses, and dispels a number of myths surrounding his legendary career.

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• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0786466464
• ISBN 13: 9780786466467
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 212