Movie love in the Fifties /
James Harvey.
- 1st ed.
- New York, N.Y : A. A. Knopf, 2001.
- xi, 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-432) and index.
Introduction pt. 1. The women Noir heroines Out of the past Vertigo Betty Grable to Doris Day Marilyn Monroe Hitchcock's blondes Janet Leigh and Psycho the Big heat pt. 2. The men Clift, Brando, Dean Method movies In a lonely place James Dean Nicholas Ray Bitter victory pt. 3 The movies the Fifties the Reckless moment Robert Siodmak Christmas holiday Orson Welles Johnny Guitar pt. 4: The moviemakers Retrospective Written on the wind Douglas Sirk Ross Hunter Imitation of life Conclusion
Looks at the films of the 1950s exploring the changing relationships between women and men as viewed in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Elia Kazan, and Orson Welles.