Table of Contents

Preface 1. Prologue: Youth and Apprenticeship 2. First Period (1927-1935): The Age of Introspection 3. Second Period (1935-1947): The Age of Idealism 4. Third Period (1948-1961): The Age of Myth 5. Final Period (1962-1965): The Age of Mortality 6. Conclusion Notes Appendix: Grosses and Earnings Filmography Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

Ted Gallagher's articles have appeared in Sight & Sound, Film Comment, Artforum, and many other publications.