John Dileo: 63 books

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film Ivy (1947) starring Joan Fontaine. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, Ivy (1947): Casting Against Type. One of the most noteworthy, yet least known, examples of casting a good-girl actress as a villain was Universals choice of Joan Fontaine for the title role in Ivy.

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film Primrose Path (1940) starring Joel McCrea and Ginger Rogers. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, Primrose Path (1940): Ginger Rogers and the Oldest Profession. The melodrama may sometimes be coarse, and some...

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film The Far Country (1955) directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, The Far Country (1955): Manns Reinvention of James Stewart is an examination of an isolated individual and his resistance to the notion, and benefits, of community.

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film These Three (1936) directed by William Wyler and starring Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, These Three (1936): Triumph Over Censorship. These Three is an adaptation of Lillian Hellmans play The Childrens Hour, a 1934 Broadway sensation.

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film The Furies (1950) directed by Anthony Mann and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Huston. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, The Furies (1950): Mann of the West. Noted for its volatility, the suddenness of...

Katharine Hepburn stars in what play at the climax of Stage Door? Can you name the classic in which a cigarette is put out in a jar of cold cream? What star (not Alan Ladd) is the top-billed male in This Gun for Hire? If you think you know classic movies, well, prepare to be challenged as never before....

Boris Karloff will forever be Frankenstein's Monster, but is that any reason for us to overlook his later great horror film Isle of the Dead (1945)? An Oscar was George Clooney's reward for Syriana (2005), but isn't the underrated war film Three Kings (1999) still his best movie? Woman of the Year (1942)...