{"product_id":"brian-donlevy-the-good-bad-derek-sculthorpe-9781476666570","title":"Brian Donlevy, the Good Bad Guy: A Bio-Filmography","description":"\u003cp\u003e Brian Donlevy (1901-1972) was an underrated film actor with surprising range and a little-heralded gift for comedy. Often typecast as a villain, he played the definitive bad guy in such films as \u003ci\u003eDestry Rides Again, Union Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeau Geste\u003c\/i\u003e (all in 1939). He showed his versatility in the title role of Preston Sturges' political satire \u003ci\u003eThe Great McGinty\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) and impressed both New York critics and the Soviet government as the cooly authoritative Major Caton in \u003ci\u003eWake Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Donlevy was fondly remembered as globe-trotting U.S. Special Agent Steve Mitchell in the television series \u003ci\u003eDangerous Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e (1952) and as Professor Quatermass in two acclaimed science fiction films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This first ever biography of Donlevy covers his colorful early life as a boy soldier, his years playing comedy roles on Broadway and his long career in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Sculthorpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Derek Sculthorpe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935544934655,"sku":"9781476666570","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_82412629-d217-4c8d-9d13-62a49562b37e.jpg?v=1681420418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brian-donlevy-the-good-bad-derek-sculthorpe-9781476666570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}