More than
this, however, Arizona’s
Little Hollywood breaks new ground in film history. The
original research you’ll read here:
- Reveals for the first time
the detailed stories behind the filming of the Zane Grey
silents and early talkies, the most popular westerns of
their era
- Offers the first-ever detailed
look at silent screen cowboy Fred Thomson’s long-forgotten
portrayal of frontiersman Kit Carson
- Reports—for the first
time—the story behind Der Kaiser von Kalifornien,
an anti-American Nazi propaganda western filmed in our own
backyard in 1935
- Tells the true history of filmmaking
in Monument Valley
- Details the location filming
of John Ford’s Stagecoach for the first time
anywhere
- Uncovers a never-finished movie
that was to co-star John Wayne with Rex the Wonder Horse
- Relates the full story behind
the making of the classic Johnny Guitar
- Establishes the historical
importance of 1950’s Broken Arrow for its
role in the fight against the Hollywood blacklist.
Each production is described from its conception
straight through to its reception by the critics and the public,
and includes a plot summary along with complete cast and crew
details. Dozens of other films that have relied on stock footage
of Sedona are also noted.
Lavishly illustrated, Arizona’s
Little Hollywood offers something for everyone from the
movie wonk to the voyeur—and for all those who simply
love ripping good stories, well told. more>>
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