Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s

Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Country
United States
Published
30 June 2010
Pages
272
ISBN
9780813547664

Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s

The constellation of Hollywood stars burned brightly in the 1950s, even as the industry fell on hard economic times. Major artists of the 1940s-James Stewart, Jerry Lewis, and Gregory Peck- continued to exert a magical appeal but the younger generation of moviegoers was soon enthralled by an emerging cast, led by James Dean and Marlon Brando. They, among others, ushered in a provocative acting style, the Method, bringing hard-edged, realistic performances to the screen. Adult-oriented small-budget dramas were ideal showcases for Method actors, startlingly realised when Brando seized the screen in On the Waterfront. But, with competition from television looming, Hollywood also featured film-making of epic proportion-Ben-Hur and other cinema wonders rode onto the screen with amazing spectacle, making stars of physically impressive performers such as Charlton Heston.

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