Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory

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Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory

Author	: Matthew Kennedy
File Size	: 45,8 Mb
Publisher	: Terrace Books
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 May 2024
ISBN	: 0299197700
Pages	: 364 pages

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Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory by Matthew Kennedy Book PDF Summary

At the dawn of sound, he wrote the story for the Academy Award-winning musical The Broadway Melody and collaborated memorably with Gloria Swanson and Joseph Kennedy for The Trespasser. He excelled at anti-war drama (White Banners, The Dawn Patrol, We Are Not Alone), fantastic Bette Davis weepies (Dark Victory, The Old Maid, The Great Lie), lilting romantic dramas (The Constant Nymph, Claudia), big-budgeted literary adaptations (The Razor's Edge), and even film noir (Nightmare Alley).

Edmund Goulding s Dark Victory by Matthew Kennedy

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