In this Book
- Hawks on Hawks
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
- Series: Screen Classics
"I read Hawks on Hawks with passion. I am very happy that this book exists."—François Truffaut
Howard Hawks (1896–1977) is often credited as being the most versatile of all of the great American directors, having worked with equal ease in screwball comedies, westerns, gangster movies, musicals, and adventure films. He directed an impressive number of Hollywood's greatest stars—including Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Rosalind Russell, and Marilyn Monroe—and some of his most celebrated films include Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959).
Hawks on Hawks draws on interviews that author Joseph McBride conducted with the director over the course of seven years, giving rare insight into Hawks's artistic philosophy, his relationships with the stars, and his position in an industry that was rapidly changing. In its new edition, this classic book is both an account of the film legend's life and work and a guidebook on how to make movies.
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- pp. 1-2
- Frontispiece
- p. 3
- Title Page
- p. 4
- Copyright Page
- p. 5
- Dedication
- pp. 6-7
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- 1. Storytelling
- pp. 11-12
- 2. Beginnings
- pp. 13-17
- 3. Silent Films
- pp. 18-30
- 4. Talking Pictures
- pp. 31-33
- 5. The Business of Movies
- pp. 34-37
- 6. Working with Writers: I
- pp. 38-44
- 7. Working with Actors
- pp. 45-52
- 8. Scarface and Howard Hughes
- pp. 53-63
- 9. Two Films with James Cagney
- pp. 64-68
- 10. William Faulkner
- pp. 69-72
- 11. MGM and Viva Villa!
- pp. 73-76
- 12. Twentieth Century
- pp. 77-79
- 13. Comedy and Tragedy
- pp. 80-84
- 14. Grant and Hepburn
- pp. 85-89
- 15. Working with Writers: II
- pp. 90-96
- 16. His Girl Friday
- pp. 97-99
- 17. Camerawork
- pp. 100-104
- 18. Samuel Goldwyn
- pp. 105-108
- 19. Sergeant York
- pp. 109-111
- 20. Air Force
- pp. 112-115
- 21. Ernest Hemingway
- pp. 116-119
- 22. The Hawksian Woman
- pp. 120-126
- 23. Bogart and The Big Sleep
- pp. 127-131
- 24. Walter Brennan
- pp. 132-136
- 25. John Ford
- pp. 137-140
- 26. The Western
- pp. 141-143
- 27. John Wayne
- pp. 144-149
- 28. Red River
- pp. 150-154
- 29. Marilyn Monroe
- pp. 155-157
- 31. Themes and Variations: Three Westerns
- pp. 163-174
- 32. Hatari!
- pp. 175-181
- 33. Critics
- pp. 182-183
- 34. Today's Actresses
- pp. 184-185
- 35. Today's Movies
- pp. 186-188
- 36. Late Projects
- pp. 189-193
- 37. Advice to Young Directors
- pp. 194-196
- Filmography
- pp. 197-222
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 223-226
- Series Page
- pp. 248-249