When Harry Carey, Sr., died in 1947, director John Ford cast Carey's twenty-six-year-old son, Harry, Jr., in the role of The Abilene Kid in 3 Godfathers. Ford and the elder Carey had filmed an earlier version of the story, and Ford dedicated the Technicolor remake to his memory.
Company of Heroes is the story of the making of that film, as well as the eight subsequent Ford classics. In it, Harry Carey, Jr., casts a remarkably observant eye on the process of filming Westerns by one of the true masters of the form. From She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Wagonmaster to The Searchers and Cheyenne Autumn, he shows the care, tedium, challenge, and exhilaration of movie-making at its highest level. Carey's portrayal of John Ford at work is the most intimate ever written. He also gives us insightful and original portraits of the men and women who were part of Ford's vision of America: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, and Ben Johnson.
Funny, insightful, and brutally honest, Company of Heroes is a rip-roaring good read that presents the remarkable life story of Harry Carey, Jr., and his many fine performances.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: 3 Godfathers
Chapter 3: Myself When Young With Cowboys and Navajos
Chapter 4: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Chapter 5: Paul Fix, the OSS, and Merry Christmas
Chapter 6: Wagonmaster
Chapter 7: Rio Grande
Chapter 8: The Long Gray Line
Chapter 9: Mister Roberts
Chapter 10: The Searchers
Chapter 11: Two Rode Together
Chapter 12: Cheyenne Autumn
Chapter 13: So Long, But Not Good-bye
Chapter 14: Harry Carey, Jr.’s Appearances in John Ford Films
