A Book About Movies

[Coal Creek Griff]

This post takes in both categories—books and movies.

I recommend the book Stagecoach to Tombstone by Howard Hughes (not that Howard Hughes).  It gives background information, overviews and insights into a bunch of our favorite westerns.  I’ve seen most of these movies before, but I learned things I didn’t know.  It makes me appreciate the ones I’ve seen and it gave recommendations for some westerns I hadn’t seen.  The book isn’t earth-shattering, but it is useful.  If you’re having trouble finding it, the full title is The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Westerns: Stagecoach to Tombstone.

Are there other books about movies you’d recommend?

CC Griff

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

If you are a Berkeley library user you can see it online; - FREE!  (SRIBD deleted it from their free items. - Darn it!)

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/westernsbib.html

abebooks.com has several copies;

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=hughes+stagecoach+to+tombstone&x=39&y=7

Abebooks shows other Howard Hughes books on other western films and a guide to the Indian Wars;

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Howard+Hughes&sts=t&x=58&y=5

[Coal Creek Griff]

Even on Half.com it's kind of costly (http://product.half.ebay.com/Stagecoach-to-Tombstone-The-Filmgoers-Guide-to-Great-Westerns-by-Howard-Hughes-2008-Paperback/59108616&tg=info.  I got it from the library.

CC Griff

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[PJ Hardtack]

I've got a tome entitled "Shoot-Em-Ups" by Les Adams & Buck Rainey. It covers the genre from 1903 to 1977. If it was a "Duster", it's covered by this book. Lots of hitherto unpublished photos as well.

If anyone has a question about who played a role in a particular movie within the purview of the book, let me know.