Monster Movies of Universal Studios (eBook)

James L. Neibaur (Autor)

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2017
228 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7817-2 (ISBN)

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Universal Studios produced some of the most famous movie monsters in history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man. This book looks at each of the key films produced by Universal from 1931 until The Creature Walks among Us in 1956. A concluding chapter will discuss the continued impact of the films.

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In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new film, Universal established its place in the Hollywood firmament as the leading producer of horror films, a status it enjoyed for more than twenty years.In The Monster Movies of Universal Studios, James L. Neibaur examines the key films produced by the studio from the early 1930s through the mid-1950s. In each entry, the author recounts the movie's production, provides critical commentary, considers the film's commercial reception, and offers an overall assessment of the movie's significance. Neibaur also examines the impact these films had on popular culture, an influence that resonates in the cinema of fear today.From the world premiere of Dracula to the 1956 release of The Creature Walks among Us, Universal excelled at scaring viewers of all agesand even elicited a few chuckles along the way by pitting their iconic creatures against the comedic pair of Abbott and Costello. The Monster Movies of Universal Studios captures the thrills of these films, making this book a treat for fans of the golden age of horror cinema.

Autor

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and educator who has written hundreds of articles, including more than forty essays in the Encyclopedia Britannica. He is the author of several books on film, including The Fall of Buster Keaton (2010), Chaplin at Keystone (2012), The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (2012), and The Charley Chase Talkies (2013), all published by Scarecrow. He is also the author of The Elvis Movies (2014), The Clint Eastwood Westerns, (2015), The Essential Mickey Rooney (2016), and The Essential Jack Nicholson (2017)—all published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.6.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 38 Illustrations including: - 38 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Abbott and Costello • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein • Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy • Bela Lugosi • Boris Karloff • Creature from the Black Lagoon • Dracula • Dracula's Daughter • Frankenstein • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man • Horror • horror movies • House of Dracula • House of Frankenstein • Invisible Agent • Invisible Man • James Whale • Lon Chaney • monster movies • Revenge of the Creature • She-Wolf of London • Son of Dracula • Son of Frankenstein • The Bride of Frankenstein • The Creature Walks Among Us • The Ghost of Frankenstein • the invisible man • The Invisible Man Returns • The Invisible Man's Revenge • The Invisible Woman • The Mummy • The Mummy's Curse • The Mummy's Ghost • The Mummy's Hand • The Mummy's Tomb • The Wolf Man • Thriller • Werewolf of London
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7817-X / 144227817X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7817-2 / 9781442278172