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U.S. Marshal Ezra Macahan picks the wrong time to visit his kid brother, Joshua, a cavalry soldier stationed at Camp Furlong, New Mexico. That night Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces raid the nearby town of Columbus. The Villistas are defeated but during the battle, one of Villa's ruthless commanders, Manuel "Scar" Acosta, kidnaps Joshua's son, Daniel, and flees to his mountain hideout. Ezra and Joshua are about to pursue him, when they discover that their brother, Lt. Zachary, a recent deserter, was captured while riding with Villistas and now faces execution for treason. Ezra and Joshua visit Zach in jail. He agrees to lead them to Scar's hideout, but only if they break him out. Ezra refuses, forcing Zach to escape on his own. The brothers ride after Scar, accompanied by Joshua's fiery Mexican wife, Celia, who hopes to persuade her people to betray Scar's whereabouts. But unpleasant surprises await them in Mexico, surprises that begin with Zach suddenly showing up and agreeing to lead them to Scar's heavily-guarded hideout and culminate in his violent death and a shocking revelation by Scar that threatens to destroy Joshua's love for Celia. Can Marshal Macahan overcome these adversities, rescue Daniel and save his brother's once-blissful marriage or will they all be killed by Scar?

While Johnny Olson is best known as the original announcer on CBS' The Price Is Right, he was a seminal figure in radio and television whose prolific career is woven into the fabric of broadcasting's history.Using Olson's own words and documentation of his career, as well as his personal remembrances of the birth of modern media, this book traces the development of radio and TV from their experimental roots, through their growth to America's most infl uential sociological force. From Marconi to Match Game, from the birth of the CBS, NBC, ABC and Mutual radio networks, through the rise and demise of DuMont television, and a glorious history of game shows, this is the story of American broadcasting as experienced by a respected and celebrated participant, Johnny Olson - one of TV's most recognizable voices, who enjoyed a 58-year career that intersected with the stars, shows, and events that are part of our cultural tapestry.Randy West tells this story from a unique perspective, having enjoyed Olson's personal mentoring through his own impressive career that included work at Olson's podium as announcer on The Price is Right. Randy shares Olson'spersonal photos and personal notes, as well as the stories his mentor shared over their 15 year friendship. This is a fresh and fun look at TV as you've never seen it!

Meet and become friends with many of the actors from the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys!Since he began collecting Movie Memorabilia on the Dead End Kids in 1964, author Richard Roat has had the great fortune to develop personal relationships with David Gorcey, Stanley Clements, Gabe Dell, Bernard Punsly, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict, Frankie Thomas, Eddie Le Roy, Brandy Gorcey (daughter of Leo Gorcey), Gary Hall (son of Huntz Hall), and Leo Gorcey Jr. (son of Leo Gorcey). This book draws upon those acquaintances and his talking with Billy Halop, Bennie Bartlett, Johnny Duncan, Ward Wood, Dick Chandlee, Eugene Francis, Harris Berger, Charles Peck, Ronald Sinclair, and more!Lavished with many photos from the films from the author's personal collection, this is one book you'll need to have in your collection, tough guy!

From their first iconic pairing in 7th Heaven (1927) and in eleven films that followed, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell created an unparalleled cinematic romance. Their partnership was so utterly complete that in the minds and hearts of their adoring public, they were as one. Even though both enjoyed successful solo careers-Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar and played Vicki Lester in the original A Star Is Born (1937) and Charles Farrell enjoyed a successful television career, playing Vern Albright on My Little Margie-their work as a team stood out. Even decades after their onscreen partnership ended, any mention of Gaynor in the press merited a mention of Farrell, and vice-versa.Behind the camera, Gaynor and Farrell carried on a secret romance that lasted from their first meeting in 1926 until Gaynor's first marriage in 1929. Supporting and encouraging each other's lives beyond Hollywood, they were able to maintain a mellow friendship that lasted their entire lives.Drawing upon previously unpublished interviews with Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor, formal interviews with family and friends who knew them best, and meticulous archival research, author Sarah Baker details the fascinating behind the scenes story of the greatest romantic team of all time. The book includes a detailed filmography and is lavishly illustrated with over 100 photographs, many from Charles Farrell's estate. Includes a foreword by director Allison Anders (Grace of My Heart, Things Behind the Sun).

The official biography of the Oscar-winning actor of Cocoon, and the great radio actor, Don Ameche. Written with the aid of the Ameche family, this first book features over 100 rare photos and many interviews with family and friends. Foreword by John Landis, director of Trading Places. With over 100 pictures! "Wonderful book! Your writing captured the dimension of Ameche during the years when he was at his best. We all thank you for that. You captured his sensitivity." - - Ted Key, creator of Hazel, and Disney screenwriter "...pleasing new biography. It's a lineaer, clearly written book, based in large part on the author's privileged access to Ameche family members and papers. Ohmart has dug out career and personal nuggets that give intriguing pictures of Ameche (a more complex man than his fans ever imagined), of a changing Hollywood, and the perils of mixing career ambition with responsibilities as a husband and father. Author Ben Ohmart (also the founder of Bear Manor books) has put together a touching biography--not in the sentimental sense, but in its clear-eyed view of how one man and his family struggled against the vicissitudes of Hollywood life. This is a very human book about a superb talent." - Filmfax

Larry Nestor teaches you to play the piano.Larry Nestor is primarily a professional song writer (words and music) who has collaborated with many gifted playwrights including Tim Kelly, Gary Peterson, Hal Kesler, Miriam Schuman, Randy Mielke and Alex Karanikus. Nestor began writing songs while taking piano lessons as a child.This caused his teacher to comment that he might want to be a songwriter instead of a musician. In high school, Nestor accompanied and wrote for a singing group that received much acclaim (including a hit record) and won the Arthur Godfrey talent contest on CBS television.After college, Nestor began writing for a variety of groups, performing and recording with many top acts including Bobby Goldsboro, Ella Jenkins, Jackie Wilson, Dells, Pete Cetera, Otis Clay, Alvin Cash, and The Buckinghams.Writing for the musical stage became the next step in his creative journey. In 1980, Nestor wrote the words and music to Tim Kelly's Seven Brides For Dracula, published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. More shows with Kelly followed and the fruits of their collaboration have been produced across the USA and Canada (and as far away as Australia and New Zealand). Nestor enjoys writing for all age groups, but his specialty is writing for children. Television shows on the Nickelodeon Network (and even CBS's Captain Kangaroo) have featured Nestor's work.Nestor is the recipient of numerous awards and commissions, including the Moondance Seahorse Award for libretto for Tangerine Dusk, co-written with playwright Ted May. He has written jingles and theme/fight songs for many professional sports teams, and has written two novels: The Music Of The Waterfall and A Song For Karen.He recently recorded and released the following CDs: Irresistible with Richard Schoen; Mafia Princess - The Musical with Richard Schoen and Laurie Marchese; Summer Shower with Richard Schoen, Laurie Marchese and Art Davis; The Lord Looks Into Your Heart, Josie Falbo with Sweetening; The Music Brings you Close to Me; We All Start Small with Sandy Caulfield; and All God's Creation with Josie Falbo.In 2001 Sleeping Bear Press published his children's story entitled Foursome The Spider. Nestor also wrote Santa Doesn't Smoke Anymore, an anti-tobacco song which has received many accolades, including being featured on NBC-TV's Weekend Today, Soledad O'Brien commenting on how much she loved the song.Additionally, Nestor wrote The Kettle (theme song of Salvation Army's Christmas campaign), which has aired internationally on radio and television and was written up in American Federation of Musicians' International Musician. Good King Wenceslas, co-written with Gary Peterson, has been published by Heuer Publishing LLC. It is the tandem's ninth published musical.Nestor also writes articles and children's stories. These have been published in Keenage Newspaper and Good Old Days. He even co-wrote a cartoon entitled Maxwell - Keeper of the Karts that appeared in Golf Chicago. In 2011, the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming in Laramie accepted Nestor's collection of works.Nestor has two children, Tom and Anne, and resides just outside Chicago, Illinois where he enjoys golf on a regular basis (having made six holes-in-one, two on the same day, one hole apart!).

Memos to a New Millennium: The Final Radio Plays of Norman Corwin presents, for the first time ever in print, a treasure-trove of radio plays spanning fifty years in the extraordinary career of radio's most famous dramatist.Subject matter for Corwin's radio plays varied greatly. He was equally at ease writing light comedy replete with mischievous rhymes as he was in crafting history lessons that although written with poetic language, strike hard and fast, delivering their import with expert efficiency. Be it universal human rights, the power of prayer, the atomic bomb, the origins of a national holiday, the birth of the Statue of Liberty, the meaning of democracy and freedom in America, the struggle between science and magic in our world, or an earnest memo to the Third Millennium, Norman Corwin tackled it all with poise, humor, and, above all, conviction.Beginning with Citizen of the World, his final production for the CBS Radio Network in July 1949, through his Peabody Award-winning years at United Nations Radio, and culminating with his National Public Radio series finale, Memos to a New Millennium broadcast on December 31, 1999, this book covers the last half of the twentieth century as only Norman Corwin could.

George O'Brien thrills audiences today with his signature role in F. W. Murnau's Sunrise, Michael Curtiz' Noah's Ark, and John Ford's The Iron Horse, The Blue Eagle, Salute, The Seas Beneath, Fort Apache, and Cheyenne Autumn. He was one of America's most beloved film stars.His on-screen heroics were more than matched by his real life bravery. For the first time, the story is told about how he survived the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a seven-year old to grow up a superb athlete, a decorated hero in World War One, and a stunt double for film idol Rudolph Valentino. O'Brien was one of hundreds working as an assistant cameraman, extra, and bit player when he was plucked from obscurity to head the cast of John Ford's epic, The Iron Horse. He became a star overnight.O'Brien's rise to the top ranks of silent films reached sublime proportions when F. W. Murnau featured him in the classic romance, Sunrise. Warner Bros. plunged him into one of the first talking pictures when director Michael Curtiz converted his silent Noah's Ark epic into sound. Many men, women, and animals were injured during the climatic flood scenes, but O'Brien lived through the deluge to become a top star for twenty years. In the 1940s, O'Brien walked away from the pinnacle of stardom to answer the call to arms and re-enlist when American entered World War Two. He actively fought in several island invasions, and when the war ended, he returned only to find that a new generation of filmgoers had grown up never having seen him in a motion picture. He succeeded with a modest comeback, but left Hollywood a second time to assist with military conflicts in Korea. When he returned to civilian life again, he briefly pioneered in early television work and lived to enjoy retrospectives of his films during the 1970s and 1980s.Discover his fascinating life in George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood. The richly researched work draws from hundreds of sources, including major archives and the George O'Brien Estate. Enjoy hundreds of photos and illustrations, many unseen for the past eighty years. The book reveals how he was received in his time and his role in the development of motion pictures from silent to sound. George appeared in more than a hundred credited and unaccredited films, and this book reveals them with a richly researched biography, an extensive Filmography, rare portraits, posters, and lobby cards that capture the glamour of Hollywood's Golden Era.

Since I turned 70, I am the purfict person to put out this BOOK about getting OLD which was difficult. At my age, I've seen it all, heard it all and done it all... I just can't remember it all. I first realized I was getting old when I noticed that my neck and back were the only things that got stiff. I've also arrived at the conclusion that before you can be old and wise, you first have to be young and stupid. Sure I'm old enough to know better but I'm also old enough to not give a shit. Even my old girlfriend was starting to look like an old lady so I got her a complete makeover. She no longer looks like an old lady. Now, she looks like an Old Man. If you've been wondering why Diapers have brand names such as "Luvs", "Pampers" and "Huggies", while undergarments for old people are called "Depends", here is the reason... When babies crap in their pants, people are still gonna Luv 'em, Pamper 'em and Hug 'em... When Old people crap in their pants... it "Depends" on who's in the will. Laughing at ourselves no matter how old we get is the best way to stay young and this book will provide enough laughs to put you back in diapers, if you're not already there. The Unknown Comic

"Druxman has taken Hollywood's most famous murder mystery and turned itinto a fascinating narrative that is so evocative of 1920's Tinseltown. His fictional "hero" guides us on a factual journey that not only revealswhy the case remains officially unsolved-but also identifies the killer!" - Thomas B. Sawyer, Murder, She Wrote Head Writer/Showrunner, bestselling author of Cross PurposesOn the evening of February 1, 1922, silent film director William DesmondTaylor was shot to death in his Los Angeles home. The murder, coming onthe heels of the "Fatty" Arbuckle scandal, shocked the Hollywood communityand the country, resulting in reform groups labeling the film capital a"modern day Babylon," and demanding that movies be censored or, in somecommunities, even banned.The murder itself was never "officially" solved, but subsequentrevelations about the director's unsavory past, as well as his recentsecret activities that took him into the Los Angeles underworld, wouldkeep the case alive in the nation's press for almost two decades, andbecause of their relationship with Taylor, effectively end the careers oftwo popular screen stars, Mabel Normand and Mary Miles Minter.Ben Birnbaum, a reporter for the Los Angeles Dispatch at the time of themurder, covered the Taylor case for those two decades; once almost beingkilled for his efforts. His posthumous memoir details his day-to-dayinvestigation to unravel Hollywood's most baffling mystery.

"Your father is the American Chaplin."-Groucho Marx (speaking to Gary Hall)"Huntz Hall was a complicated person: extremely generous and loving on the one hand, scarily angry and violent on the other....As I get older I understand my father much better-he was emotionally deprived as a kid, and then he was unprepared for fame and money when they arrived in his teenage years. So he didn't have the skills to be a parent. He did the best he could with the emotional equipment he had." -Rev. Gary Hall (Huntz Hall's son)"I was nuts... Actually, I got into worse trouble than Sach... The cops would say to me, 'We don't want to lock you up, Huntz. You lock yourself up.' I'm lucky that I made it this far." -Huntz Hall, Entertainment Weekly interview"Huntz Hall, I loved him. [He] kept us laughing all the time. He was so funny."-Julie Gibson, actress, Bowery BuckaroosBehind Sach: The Huntz Hall Story presents the life of the man who made us laugh with his unforgettable and unique persona of Horace DeBussy Jones, best known as "Sach." This is the story of Huntz Hall, who played the zany character in forty-eight Bowery Boys motion pictures from the 1946 thru 1958. Perhaps some day Hall will be lauded as surely a comic genius as Chaplin. This biography is based upon never before revealed information provided by his only son. It offers a respectful portrait and appreciation of Hall's personal life and an examination of the comedy moments of his beloved Sach.Jim Manago has authored Love Is the Reason for It All: The Shirley Booth Story (BearManor Media, 2008) and For Bill, His Pinup Girl: The Shirley Booth and Bill Baker Story (Jim and Donna Manago Books, 2010). He holds a Master's degree in Cinema Studies from the College of Staten Island/City University of New York.

Discover the remarkable film career of Robert Florey, in Robert Florey: The French Expressionist by Brian Taves.During almost a half-century in the movies, from 1916 to 1963, Robert Florey directed sixty five features and 220 television films at most of the major studios. His greatest success came in thrillers, scripting the original Frankenstein and directing such horror classics as Murders in the Rue Morgue with Bela Lugosi and The Beast with Five Fingers with Peter Lorre.Displaying skill in many genres, Florey also co-directed two renowned comedies, The Cocoanuts with The Marx Brothers and Monsieur Verdoux with Charlie Chaplin. Florey was always known as an artist, gaining fame first through his experimental Avant-garde shorts, such as The Life and Death of 9413 - a Hollywood Extra, and he is renowned for directing episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. His features remained distinctive for integrating European filmmaking styles into the Hollywood studio system.Author Brian Taves takes advantage of numerous primary sources, including studio archives, interviews with associates, and access to all of Florey's papers. Taves thoroughly analyzes and locates Florey's films within the context of the times, relating them to such topics as the influence of expressionism and other techniques, the realm of the "B" film, the position of the contract director in the studio system, and the transition of movie talent to television. This new edition of a book out of print since 1995 delves more deeply into Florey's remarkable career. In addition to a Bibliography, the book contains several appendixes, including a Filmography, a Television Filmography, and "Charles Chaplin's Tirade Between Takes of Monsieur Verdoux" (transcribed by Robert Florey), as well as an Index.¿A book on Florey is long overdue¿ Now the job has been done, and done magnificently¿. I¿ve already used the book in one of my film history courses, and I hope it¿ll find is way on to a lot of university shelves. And for the film history enthusiast, it¿s a must¿. Worth every penny¿¿William K. Everson, Films in Review"A crucial biography in the study of film history. ROBERT FLOREY: THE FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST reveals deep insight about the important director thanks to skilled writing and access to rare archival materials."Gary Rhodes, Film historian and Bela Lugosi biographer ¿One of the most ambitious studies of a director who worked largely in B filmmaking¿¿Kristin Thompson, University of Wisconsin-Madison ¿Essential¿. An epic work that every horror fan should own¿. The depth of interpretation of Florey¿s style, his background, his detailed film career as recreated by Taves is simply gripping in its detail.¿Gary J. Svehla, Midnight Marquee

"Lon Chaney is one of America's most important actors and Philip J. Riley's books on Chaney become instant classics in cinema literature" - John Landis "Philip J. Riley is setting the Industry standard for preserving thegreat silent film history in book form" - Kevin Brownlow Foreword by Patsy Ruth Miller (Co-star)Introduction by George Turner

Interviews with Edgar Bergen, Ezra Stone, Lon Clark, Brett Morrison, Rudy Vallee, Julie Stevens, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Jackson Beck, Harold Peary, Jim Jordan, Parker Fennelly, Minerva Pious, Kenny Delmar, Peter Donald, Freeman Gosden You've heard their voices, thrilled to their radio shows, but did you ever wonder about the personalities lurking behind your Philco?Boston radio personality, author, trivia expert and humorist Mel Simons has combed through reams of personal interviews with some of the biggest stars of old-time radio and presents them in his latest book, Old-Time Radio Memories.Included in this book are interviews with many of your favorite old-time radio stars, including Edgar Bergen, Henry Aldrich, The Great Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee, and cast members of The Jack Benny Show and the Fred Allen Show.The interviews offer rare insight into these performers' lives as well as provide the reader with never before published memorable anecdotes.Mel Simons, besides amassing one of the world's largest old-time radio and TV show collections, is the author of the acclaimed The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book and The Old-Time Television Trivia Book, and is also a sought after lecturer. Mel lives in Boston and is heard on WBZ radio.

Joe Estevez has acted in several hundred films and television shows. Wiping Off the Sheen offers a look inside the mind and career of independent film's most prolific actor. Joe gives insight into his career; thoughts on Mystery Science Theater 3000, critics, good and bad movies, Apocalypse Now, and much more. Joe opens up with heartfelt admissions about family, including his brother Martin Sheen. Wiping Off the Sheen offers an inside look at Joe Estevez that can't be found anywhere else! Wiping Off the Sheen includes an introduction by Dr. Scott Shaw, forewords by the authors, and a short story written by Joe Estevez.

Literary fraud or filial devotion?This is the question at the heart of a firestorm that erupted when manuscripts and letters were discovered proving that Jules Verne's son, Michel, significantly revised over a dozen of the stories published under his father's name, and even originated some of them himself. It was a collaboration that had begun while both were still alive, and continued as Michel saw to posthumous publication many of his father's stories.¿In this volume can be found one story as it was written by Jules (as Pierre-Jean), revised by his son (into The Somber Fate of Jean Morenas)-a story Michel even made as a movie in 1916! Also in these pages is the first English translation of a novel Jules began, Fact-Finding Mission, but which his son finished, and has hitherto only been available in the completed version by Michel.¿The English rendering and notes are by a leading authority on Verne translations, Kieran O'Driscoll.

"In any business there are those amazing, amusing occurrences that only those on the inside know about. It's those fascinating, almost unbelievable stories about movie making that are revealed in these pages. For a movie buff like myself, what a treat! A must read for movie lovers!"Leanna BonamiciCasablanca Studios, Women in Film & TV"An insightful revelation of movie madness that makes for an entertaining read now and smart dinner party talk later."David¿Bruce GaardPlaywrightWhat really happened when the camera wasn't rolling!Paul Newman and The Lady ReportersKirk Douglas Goes for a RideFaye Dunaway Did it Her WayBarbara Eden and The Harper Valley P.T.A.Woody Allen and His Tweed JacketJon Voight's Lucky BreakBarbara Hershey and Her Stunt ManCecil B. de Mille Had His SecretsOrson Welles and The Magic RabbitVincente Minnelli and The Ferris WheelBette Davis and The Dinner DishesCarrie Fisher Sang for Our SupperSteve Siporin dates his love of movies to when he was five years old and was taken to Radio City Music Hall in New York City to see "Alexander's Ragtime Band." After a career in Hollywood's movie studios he now lives in Palm Springs, CA, famous for its climate, film festivals, and streets named after movie stars.