Screenwriter : words become pictures [interviews with 12 screenwriters from the golden age of American movies] [Charles Bennett -- A.I. Bezzerides -- Irving Brecher -- John Bright -- Philip Dunne -- William Ludwig -- Nat Perrin -- Allen Rivkin -- Wells Root -- Allan Scott -- Curt Siodmak -- Catherine Turney.]

Pittstown, N.J. : Main Street Press, 1987, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 256 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm ; ISBN: 1555620183; 9781555620189; 1555620175 (pbk.); 9781555620172 (pbk.) LCCN: 87-5510 ; LC: PN1998.A2; Dewey: 812/.03/09 ; OCLC: 15251940 ; stiff photographic paper wrappers ; ex-library, stamps, label ; Contents: Charles Bennett -- A.I. Bezzerides -- Irving Brecher -- John Bright -- Philip Dunne -- William Ludwig -- Nat Perrin -- Allen Rivkin -- Wells Root -- Allan Scott -- Curt Siodmak -- Catherine Turney. ; "The unforgettable stories they tell range from the hilarious to the bitter, from tales of roistering with the Marx Brothers, drunken shootouts with John Huston, and practical joking with itchcock, to murderous run-ins with Al Capone and blacklisting by the right-wing witch hunters of the McCarthy era. Togetherm their remembrances give the reader a unique and thorough look at how the screen classics of their day were conceived and took their final shape.; VG.