Prison Pictures from Hollywood: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases by James Robert Parish - 2000-10

Jefferson, NC: McFarland Classics, 2000 McFarland Classics, Jefferson, NC. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint of the 1991 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to the upper rear tip. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 532 pp 8vo. "Pile out, you tramps. It's the end of the line," begins Caged, a remarkable on-screen study of women behind bars released by Warner Bros. in 1950. The well-defined conventions of this picture and almost 300 others in the prison film genre are examined. Four subgenres emerge: sociological studies (e.g., I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932), raucous comedies (Stir Crazy, 1980), black action pictures (Riot, 1968) and exploitation entries (Chained Heat, 1983). Comprehensive cast/character and technical listings and an essay blending synopsis, contemporary review quotes, production details with costs and analysis are given… Read More

Softcover, octavo, pp. xi + [1] + 1-473 + [1] + extensive index. Black and white illustrations. Very Good condition.

McFarland & Company, 2000-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.