Reel Characters: Great Movie Character Actors

Home video and cable TV have brought these unforgettable faces from Hollywood's Golden Era into millions of homes. Interview-profiles with 12 of the movies' best loved supporting players -- including Sam Jaffe, Beulah Bondi, Elisha Cook, Fritz Feld, Iris Adrian, John Carradine, Charles Lane, John Qualen and Anita Garvin -- offer a fresh perspective on the stars and directors of the past. The actors' candid remarks, hilarious anecdotes and shrewd observations give the reader rare glimpse behind the tinsel. What was it really like working with W.C. Fields, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore and Laurel & Hardy? You'll find out here. Movie Entertainment Book Club main selection. Includes foreword by Fritz Feld, over 100 photos, extensive filmographies (including unbilled bits), index. Hardcover out of print; limited stock available.