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- catalog abstract "In "Pump 'Em Full of Lead" author Marilyn Yaquinto takes a fascinating look at one of the most enduring themes at the movies: gangsters. She investigates the screen presence of the gangster since the birth of cinema while exploring with a journalist's insight the gangster's captivating links to real crime. Ms. Yaquinto charts the evolution of the screen gangster from silent superstar Lon Chaney's frightful criminals to Cagney, Robinson, and Bogart; to the mutant mobsters of the '50s; to the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde of the '60s; and finally to today's villains and wise guys in the films of, among others, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, and Quentin Tarantino.".
- catalog contributor b10769164.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "1. Coming to America ... and a Theater Near You -- 2. Hollywood: America's Dream Factory -- 3. Spats, Gats, and Attitude -- 4. G-Men and Other Hollywood Myths -- 5. Slide into Darkness -- 6. Gangsters and Other Alien Threats -- 7. The Sad Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde -- 8. Blood Brothers: Scorsese and Coppola -- 9. Gorging on Gangsters -- 10. New Age Dons and Wise Guys -- 11. Boyz in the Hollywood Hood -- 12. Neo-noir and New Waves -- 13. The Prince of Pulp and Royal Hoods.".
- catalog description "In "Pump 'Em Full of Lead" author Marilyn Yaquinto takes a fascinating look at one of the most enduring themes at the movies: gangsters. She investigates the screen presence of the gangster since the birth of cinema while exploring with a journalist's insight the gangster's captivating links to real crime. Ms. Yaquinto charts the evolution of the screen gangster from silent superstar Lon Chaney's frightful criminals to Cagney, Robinson, and Bogart; to the mutant mobsters of the '50s; to the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde of the '60s; and finally to today's villains and wise guys in the films of, among others, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, and Quentin Tarantino.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-256) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 265 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Pump 'em full of lead.".
- catalog identifier "0805738924 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Pump 'em full of lead.".
- catalog isPartOf "Twayne's filmmakers series".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Twayne ; London : Prentice Hall International,".
- catalog relation "Pump 'em full of lead.".
- catalog subject "791.43/655 21".
- catalog subject "Gangster films History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PN1995.9.G3 Y37 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Coming to America ... and a Theater Near You -- 2. Hollywood: America's Dream Factory -- 3. Spats, Gats, and Attitude -- 4. G-Men and Other Hollywood Myths -- 5. Slide into Darkness -- 6. Gangsters and Other Alien Threats -- 7. The Sad Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde -- 8. Blood Brothers: Scorsese and Coppola -- 9. Gorging on Gangsters -- 10. New Age Dons and Wise Guys -- 11. Boyz in the Hollywood Hood -- 12. Neo-noir and New Waves -- 13. The Prince of Pulp and Royal Hoods.".
- catalog title "Pump 'em full of lead : a look at gangsters on film / Marilyn Yaquinto.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".