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Twentieth Century-Fox: The Zanuck-Skouras Years, 1935-1965
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When the Fox Film Corporation merged with Twentieth Century Pictures in 1935, the company posed...
Holiday with the Mystery Italian: Holiday with the Mystery Italian / a Cowboy's Wish Upon a Star
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Holiday with the Mystery Italian by Ellie Darkins Since the accident that paralysed him, Italian...
Abraham Polonsky: Interviews
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Abraham Polonsky (1910-1999), screenwriter and filmmaker of the mid-twentieth-century Left,...
Been There, Married That
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When he changes the locks, she changes the rules. Agnes Murphy Nash is the perfect Hollywood wife...
Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s
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"Teenagers and Teenpics" tells the story of two signature developments in the 1950s: the decline of...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2548 KP) rated Stardust Trail in Books
Aug 23, 2022 (Updated Aug 23, 2022)
I bought this book when the author gave a talk at my local library a few months back. I’m glad I did. As always, I enjoyed the Hollywood setting, but I especially enjoyed the scenes that took Nate to the area I live. Granted, it has changed a lot since the time when the book was set. The story itself is strong with plenty of action to keep us engaged. I had a few things figured out, but I missed some other clues that Nate used to solve things. The characters are engaging, as well. This has the feel of a classic PI novel, so it has a bit more content than I would typically read. It also means that Nate’s sense of humor made me laugh as I was reading. Fortunately, I already have the sequel since I’m looking forward to visiting Nate again soon.


