Focus on Howard Hawks by McBride, Joseph - 1972

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1972], 1972. First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 178 pages; Description: xi, 178 p. illus. 21 cm. Subject: Hawks, Howard, -- 1896-1977. Hawks, Howard -- 1896-1977. Content: Introduction: Hawks and auteurism / by J. McBride.--Howard Hawks: the distance runner/ by W. Wellman, Jr.--A discussion with the audience of the 1970 Chicago Film Festival.--Howard Hawks / by M. Farber.--The world of Howard Hawks / by A. Sarris.--The modernity of Howard Hawks / by H. Langlois.--The genius of Howard Hawks / by J. Rivette.--Sling the lamps low / by P. J. Dyer.--Hawks and Co. / by J. Belton.--Fast cars and women / by G. Peary.--Rio Bravo / by R. Wood.--Man's favorite sport? (Revisited) / by M. Haskell.--Hawks at seventy / by R. Thompson.--El Dorado / by Peter Bogdanovich.--Mostly on Rio Lobo / by Greg Ford.