Joel McCrea: A Film History

Joel McCrea: A Film History

It is doubtful if any film actor has ever summed up a long career more modestly, more succinctly or more accurately than Joel McCrea: â€œI did the best I could without trying too hard.â€ In view of his having starred in eighty films over a thirty-year period during what is generally regarded as Hollywoodâ€™s Golden Age, it is a remarkably modest summation. His is an extraordinary filmography, one that has seldom been given much attention, possibly because McCrea himself was a man who never sought much attention. If it was his wish to avoid attention, he was successful because he is the most underrated of all the male stars of that Golden Age. His contemporariesâ€”Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, John Wayne, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogartâ€”have all been well assessed. Hopefully, this biographical essay and comprehensive filmography by author and film historian Tony Thomas will serve to remind us of the significant contributions of Joel McCrea.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781484108505
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781484108505
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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