{"product_id":"2026770001951-secondhand-best-film-plays-1945","title":"Best Film Plays - 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Poor                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark anthology in the history of American cinema and dramatic literature, Best Film Plays - 1945 presents a curated collection of some of the most celebrated screenplays produced during one of Hollywood's most creatively fertile periods. Edited by John Gassner and Dudley Nichols — a distinguished theater critic and an acclaimed screenwriter, respectively — the volume compiles full-length shooting scripts that illustrate the craft of screenwriting as a serious literary art form. The editors argue persuasively through their critical introductions that the screenplay deserves recognition alongside the stage play and the novel as a legitimate vehicle for dramatic expression. Each script is accompanied by insightful commentary that details the unique challenges and techniques of writing for the screen, making the collection invaluable to students of film, literature, and dramatic writing alike. Authoritative, intellectually rigorous, and historically significant, this anthology stands as an essential document of mid-twentieth-century American storytelling at its finest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839422836955,"sku":"2026770001951-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/521a5c80-120f-497b-a30b-49f7c02cc8dd.png?v=1780561738","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001951-secondhand-best-film-plays-1945","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}