{"product_id":"the-films-of-delmer-daves-visions-of-progress-in-mid-twentieth-century-america-paperback","title":"The Films of Delmer Daves: Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Horlock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelmer Daves (1904-1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for his dramas and Western adventures, most notably \u003ci\u003eBroken Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e3:10 to Yuma\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite the popularity of his films, there has been little serious examination of Daves's work. Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier has called Daves the most forgotten of American directors, and to date no scholarly monograph has focused on his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Delmer Daves: Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e, author Douglas Horlock contends that the director's work warrants sustained scholarly attention. Examining all of Daves's films, as well as his screenplays, scripts that were not filmed, and personal papers, Horlock argues that Daves was a serious, distinctive, and enlightened filmmaker whose work confronts the general conservatism of Hollywood in the mid-twentieth century. Horlock considers Daves's films through the lenses of political and social values, race and civil rights, and gender and sexuality. Ultimately, Horlock suggests that Daves's work--through its examination of bigotry and irrational fear and depiction of institutional and personal morality and freedom--presents a consistent, innovative, and progressive vision of America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Horlock\u003c\/b\u003e is retired senior lecturer of history and education at Swansea Institute of Higher Education. He earned his PhD from Swansea University in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784097300768,"sku":"9781496838858","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91ab75f5f7318704960eee8823c1bd1f.webp?v=1780599846","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-films-of-delmer-daves-visions-of-progress-in-mid-twentieth-century-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}