Bogey's Movie Book: The Films of Humphrey Bogart : A Comprehensive Study

When Humphrey Bogart died in 1957, his loss was deeply felt by millions of moviegoers who loved that unique combination of tough guy and tender heart. The 'fifties marked the beginning of the end of another great institution--Hollywood itself, threatened with the growing popularity of television and spiralling production costs.People look back on that golden era with wonder and affection. Today, no-one cares about the personalities or private lives of the great stars of that bygone age. All that mattters are the films which they made and the performances they left behind, which are kept alive today by the media they once thought their enemies, television and its derivatives.In Humphrey Bogart's case, we have been left with a body of work which enthrals even when it isn't great, and which includes many memorable performances. He is the subject of several books, but Bogey's Movie Book is different from the others, unique because it focuses exclusively on his career. There are no stories about his drinking, no juicy revelations about his four marriages.As the title suggests, this book is totally about his film and theatre work. It is an exhaustive study which includes, for every feature film, a summary of it's storyline and documented analyses from an array of respected critics of Bogart's era. Everything which present-day movie lovers will want, or need, to know about this much-loved, enduring star is contained in this book .And linking the informed narrative are the entertaining, honest and hard-hitting comments by the author Terence Pettigrew, a respected authority on the cinema of the past, whose biography of the British screen star Trevor Howard is also available on Amazon Kindle.Bogey's Movie Book received some excellent newspaper reviews when it appeared in paperback. This is a small selection of them :"A serious and authoritative analysis of the actor's career. Probably the most exhaustive account of Bogart and his films to reach the market. One hundred and forty-four pages of movie magic." (Coventry Evening Telegraph)"Pettigrew has compiled a volume which condenses thousands of articles, reports and reviews going back to his first acting role. Most comprehensive, it has no superfluous wordage." (Cambridge Evening News)"A painstakingly researched analysis of Humphrey Bogart's career. Pettigrew puts great, and justifiable, emphasis on his most memorable portrayals. This is not a book to be flicked through quickly." (Eastern Evening News)"Terence Pettigrew's biography is the first-ever serious analysis of Bogart's work to be written. An excellent compilation of critical opinions, contemporary and later, complete with plots of the better movies." (Hertfordshire Times)"A detailed analysis of the star's entire career, plus a wide cross-section of pithy criticisms and reviews. There are many gems here." (Doncaster Evening Post)"Very commendably, Terence Pettigrew confines himself almost entirely to the films, discussing them in detail with authority and discernment. This is a highly recommendable book." (Ivan Butler, Film Books of the Year (Film Review) p154. "I much enjoyed reading this book." (Michael Parkinson, BBC)