The ill-fated lovers Frankie and Johnny were already legends by 1930, the year of this illustrated drama's publication. The unique interpretation is a collaboration between John Huston, the future director of The Maltese Falcon and other film classics, and Miguel Covarrubias, an influential painter and caricaturist. Huston, who reputedly interviewed a neighbor of the real-life Frankie and Johnny, was inspired to adapt the tale of love gone wrong for a puppet show for which George ...

Beat the Devil is a 1953 adventure comedy film directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones and Gina Lollobrigida in her American debut. Huston and Truman Capote wrote the screenplay, loosely based upon the 1951 Claud Cockburn novel of the same name. Huston intended the film as a loose parody of his 1941 film The Maltese Falcon, which also starred Bogart. The following is the audio track of the full feature film.

The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film Spike Lee and The Coen Brothers to the godfathers of the gangster movie Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, the visionaries to constantly push the boundaries of their medium and portray hu...

In the aftermath of the Great War, a group of disillusioned soldiers return home to a world that has changed irrevocably. Haunted by the horrors they have witnessed, they struggle to find their place in a society that no longer understands them. As they navigate the challenges of civilian life, they must confront their own demons and the profound impact the war has had on their souls.

1632 & Beyond Issue #002PrefaceIntroductionGrantville's Secret SantaThe GiftAt Christmas TimeChristmas at the SchickelmansNo Proper CarolSanta's LappNatalaA Christmas StollenOne Night OnlySad Spectacles of Deceitful Iniquity at ChristmastimeThe View From Nakatomi TowerConnect with Eric Flint's 1632 & BeyondThis is a reissue of the second half of A 1632 Christmas, one of t...

Bringing together sensation writing and transatlantic studies, this collection makes a convincing case for the symbiotic relationship between literary works on both sides of the Atlantic. Transatlantic Sensations begins with the 'prehistories' of the genre, looking at the dialogue and debate generated by the publication of sentimental and gothic fiction by William Godwin, Susanna Rowson, and Charles Brockden Brown.Thus establishing a context for the treatment of works by Louisa May Alcott,...

Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos.Gen Henry H. "Hap." Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold's travels brou...

Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos.Gen Henry H. "Hap." Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold's travels brou...