Cheap Tricks and Class Acts: Special Effects, Makeup, and Stunts from the Films of the Fantastic Fifties
- ISBN-10
- 0786400935
- ISBN-13
- 9780786400935
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- John Johnson
Description
Reveals the behind-the-scenes production secrets of the Hollywood films of the 1950s.
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