{"product_id":"james-whale-james-curtis-9780816643868","title":"James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e The definitive biography of this innovative and influential director \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Whale directed some of the most stylish movies of the 1930s, but he was most successful in a genre he virtually invented. Most famously in \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003e but also in\u003ci\u003e The Invisible Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bride of Frankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003e Whale created a new type of horror film--sophisticated, tragic, and morbidly humorous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhale made grim war dramas, light comedy, adventure, mystery, and even a movie version of the musical \u003ci\u003eShow Boat. \u003c\/i\u003eHowever, his career faltered and, being openly gay, he found work increasingly hard to get. He quit his film work just ten years after the triumph of \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003eand died as a result of suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Curtis has written the definitive life of James Whale, taking him from poverty in rural England to the squalor of a German prison camp, to the excitement of London's West End, and ultimately to Hollywood, where he profoundly influenced several generations of filmmakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816643865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816643868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.32w x 0.98d","brand":"James Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992498045183,"sku":"9780816643868","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4aca7a49-d02a-4e2c-b762-e72155925eaf.jpg?v=1683319266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/james-whale-james-curtis-9780816643868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}