Bill Haley by John Swenson

Bill Haley

by John Swenson

W. H. Allen & Co., 1982, [First Edition], ISBN 0491029470, black and white photographic plates, hardcover

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, age toned pages, previous owners’ inscription on title page, ex-lib stamps to front endpapers, stamps and stickers to back endpapers, staining affecting bottom corner of introductory pages (see photographs)

“Over 300 movies are included in this first collection of Pauline Kael’s outstanding reviews.  From Bonnie and Clyde and Blow-up to A Man and a Woman and The Sound of Music, she praises, damns, and displays her extraordinary grasp of films, film-makers, techniques and film history.
There are articles on westerns, big Hollywood films, camp films, art films, fad films for children, and films on television.  There are also intriguing analyses of the careers of Marlon Brando, Orson Welles and Stanley Kramer.”