{"product_id":"claude-rains-john-t-soister-9780786428557","title":"Claude Rains: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to His Work in Film, Stage, Radio, Television and Recordings","description":"\u003cp\u003e The career of Claude Rains is often, and unfairly, overshadowed by the careers of the ever-popular Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney and Rathbone, but few can dispute that he was truly one of the world's foremost character actors. \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man, \u003c\/i\u003e ironically, made him quite the visible star. In his own inimitable way, Rains later \u003ci\u003ebecame\u003c\/i\u003e John Jasper (in \u003ci\u003eMystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e), Louis Renault (\u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e), Julius Caesar (\u003ci\u003eCaesar and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e), and Mr. Dryden (\u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While concentrating on Rains' more than fifty films, this book also comprehensively examines his work in other media: the stage, radio, television and recordings. His only child, Jessica, in the foreword, provides a brief biography of her father. There are many rare photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John T. Soister, Joanna Wioskowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786428554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786428557\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 07\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 7.00w x 0.65d","brand":"John T. Soister","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926034972927,"sku":"9780786428557","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_99ee4a29-24ed-4e4c-af0e-c594d4e1a454.jpg?v=1681080818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claude-rains-john-t-soister-9780786428557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}