Started as a special project for the American Film Institute and now released for the first time in book form, this oral history contains Hathaway's fascinating reflections about the golden age's studio system and his association with such Hollywood luminaries as John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, and Shirley Temple. A must- have for any Hollywood history buff."--BOOK JACKET.
For the casual film fan, Henry Hathaway is not a household name. But in a career that spanned five decades, Hathaway directed an impressive number of films and guided many actors and actresses to some their most acclaimed performances. He also helped launch the Hollywood careers of numerous actors such as Randolph Scott, Lee Marvin, Karl Malden, and Charles Bronson. His work on Niagara established Marilyn Monroe as a major star. Hathaway also guided John Wayne to his Academy Award-winning performance in the original version of True Grit. In Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Hollywood Director, Harold N. Pomainville looks at the life and work of this Hollywood maverick. The author charts Hathaway’s career from his first low budget Western in the early 1930s through his last film in 1974. In between, he focuses his attention of the films that brought the director acclaim, including The Lives of Bengal Lancer (1935)—for which Hathaway received an Oscar nomination—noir thrillers The House on 92nd Street and Kiss of Death, and his documentary-like production of Call Northside 777 with Jimmy Stewart. In this book, the author captures Hathaway’s extroverted personality and keen intellect. He befriended some of the best known celebrities of his generationand was known for his loyalty, generosity, and integrity. He was also notorious in Hollywood for his powerful ego, explosive temper, and his dictatorial style on the set. Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Hollywood Director is a must-read for anyone interested in the enduring work of this unheralded, but no-less-noteworthy, master of American cinema.
Award-winning movie critic, John Howard Reid, provides full details and expert reviews for over 80 classic films which he feels would qualify as some of the best that Hollywood and other national studios have produced to date. Among these treasures are such movies as Beau Geste, Blues in the Night, Camille, Duck Soup, Fedora, The Great Gatsby, King Kong, The Shepherd of the Hills, Tales of Manhattan, Tom Jones, Trade Winds, Ace in the Hole/The Big Carnival, Bicycle Thieves, Trio, Crossfire, The Citadel, French Connection, Folly To Be Wise, Foreign Correspondent, Inherit the Wind, The Hound of the Baskervilles. (And the good news is that nearly all of the 80 are now available on DVD).
Everyone has a "best" list of favorite movies. I introduce my list and then provide complete details on 80 films, some from my "best" list, a few from my "worst", and a couple "in-between".
Nonconfrontation Selling is the opposite of what a sales prospect anticipates, and precisely what he desires. The automobile business serves as the perfect model for the reader to discover its various precepts and principles, which may be applied to any product or service...from the initial meet and greet through the delivery of the product or service. It began in 1979 when a sales manager at a California dealership presented a counteroffer to a prospect in very unusual fashion without reducing the selling price at any time during the transaction. The prospect liked it and purchased the product. Thousands of repetitions caused the same result. What occurred never had been attempted before, because it went against the grain of the status quo, and 'experience' said it couldn't work. It did, though, and NonConfrontation Selling was born. Some of its ingredients include Bambi Meets Godzilla, FBI Interrogation School Questions, Carrots, Teeter Totters, Principle of Games, Command Phrases, Raygun Bullets, Matching Up, Degree Questions, Weasels, Rare, and the Twelve Commandments. Selling's nature implies a confrontation between a seller and prospect, since the objectives of each are at cross purposes to maintain a bargaining position. How NonConfrontation Selling resolves that reads like a psychological thriller. John R. Downes preached NonConfrontation
