
Professionals in Western Film and Fiction : The Portrayal of Doctors, Lawyers, Journalists, Clergymen and Others
by Kenneth E. Hall
Title:
Professionals in Western Film and Fiction : The Portrayal of Doctors, Lawyers, Journalists, Clergymen and Others
Author:
Kenneth E. Hall
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
231 pages, notes, bibliography, index
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
ISBN-13:
9780786497294
EAN:
9780786497294
Classifications:
Film, Television and Radio
Weight (g):
442
Dimensions (mm):
151 x 222 x 21
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In American Westerns, the main characters are most often gunfighters, lawmen, ranchers and dancehall girls. Civil professionals such as doctors, engineers and journalists have been given far less representation, usually appearing as background characters in most films and fiction. In Westerns about the 1910 Mexican Revolution, however, civil professionals also feature prominently in the narrative, often as members of the intelligentsia--an important force in Mexican politics. This book compares the roles of civil professionals in most American Westerns to those in films on the 1910 Mexican Revolution. Included are studies on the Santiago Toole novels by Richard Wheeler, Strange Lady in Town with Greer Garson and La sombra del Caudillo by Martin Luis Guzman.










