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The article examines the censorship process related to three Hollywood prison film noirs produced after World War II: Brute Force (1947), Caged (1950), and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). The author argues that the combination of a prison setting and film noir’s inherent pessimism and brutality presented particularly “censorable” material for the Pro...
Unlike his many post-war successes, Wyler’s Carrie (1952) failed to satisfy the audiences and critics, despite the same strong story, technical brilliance and a star-studded cast that adorned Wyler’s most celebrated films of this period. This chapter suggests that one of the reasons for Carrie ’s failure was the interference of producer David O. Se...
This article examines the theatrical activities and connections of famed Hollywood film producer David O. Selznick. Based on a study of archival materials and articles in the contemporary U.S. press, the author reconstructs Selznick's relationship to the theatre and argues that it was characterised by ambiguity. On the one hand, the producer used t...
This article considers the lengthy process of casting the unnamed female protagonist in the first film version of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca in light of the more general adaptation strategies employed by the filmmakers, particularly the independent producer David O. Selznick who was renowned for his film versions of literary classics. Drawing on a...
Among the numerous film adaptations of Anna Karenina , the 1935 version produced by David O. Selznick for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer remains one of the most acclaimed and celebrated – undoubtedly owing to its high production values and the performance and ‘star presence’ of the legendary Greta Garbo. However, the film has also been criticized for distorti...
