Swashbucklers, Paperback by Parish, James Robert; Stanke, Don E., Like New Us...

by Don Stanke, James Parish

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Swashbucklers, Paperback by Parish, James Robert; Stanke, Don E., ISBN 1515387089, ISBN-13 9781515387084, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Swashbucklers by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Thankfully, movies have always been “behind the times.” Take military science. While advanced aircraft carriers and the newest artillery made the old ways of warfare obsolete, one feisty band of mounted swordsmen continued to flail away on the screen. These were the Swashbucklers—heroes of a thousand exciting films from silents to talkies and on to the latest widescreen epics. Sometimes knighted by their king, but always embraced by their one true love, acclaimed by adoring peasants, these dashing cinema champions nevertheless worked their stirring derring-do adventures without proper recognition—until now. The Swashbucklers brings you these daring movie heroes up close and personal. Let their names ring out!: TYRONE POWER—he handled six-shooters, rapiers, horses, and beautiful women with the same wiry and enduring strength. ERROL FLYNN—hero of a self-destructive lifestyle where the ending could only be tragic, he will always be Robin Hood. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR.—when Hollywood was truly Camelot, he reigned as the gallant, fun-loving monarch both on and off the soundstage. RONALD COLMAN—what was the elusive something this charming vivid star added to his every film role? STEWART GRANGER—he

• Publisher: CreateSpace
• Year: 2015
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781515387084
• Condition: Fine

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