Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1959.
Creator: | Hornblow, Arthur, 1893-1976 | Project: | Popular arts project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 49 pages Sound recording 1 reel Sound recording (Memoirs of the of the Movies excerpts) 1 reel | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteMotion picture producer; interviewee d. 1976
Scope and ContentsExperiences in New York theater circle, 1920s: THEATRE MAGAZINE, production of "The Captive," 1927; work for Sam Goldwyn, 1927-36; Paramount Pictures, 1936-45, films including "Ruggles of Red Gap," and "High, Wide and Handsome"; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945-55: "Gaslight," "The Asphalt Jungle," and others; independent producer 1955-59: "Oklahoma," "Witness for the Prosecution"; problems of writers in Hollywood; differences between producers and directors; role of Jews in motion picture business; social stratification in Hollywood; impressions of W.C. Fields, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope and others
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984
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