Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Ronald Neame has enjoyed an unparalleled career in the film industry, beginning as an assistant cameraman in his native England in the 1920s, becoming a director of photography with such major motion pictures as Major Barbara, In Which We Serve, and Blithe Spirit, and later graduating to producer and director with Take My Life, The Golden Salamander, The Card, The Man Who Never Was, and some 20 other feature films. Barbara Roisman Cooper is a freelance writer specializing in celebrity profiles for various publications.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 ForewordPart 3 IntroductionChapter 4 1 Miss WorldChapter 5 2 BlackmailChapter 6 3 BerylChapter 7 4 The Elstree FireChapter 8 5 Quota QuickiesChapter 9 6 Major BarbaraChapter 10 7 Noël CowardChapter 11 8 CineguildChapter 12 9 HollywoodChapter 13 10 ExpectationsChapter 14 11 The AcademyChapter 15 12 Take My LifeChapter 16 13 Passionate FriendsChapter 17 14 Crashing On RegardlessChapter 18 15 The Magic BoxChapter 19 16 The CardChapter 20 17 The Million Pound NoteChapter 21 18 The Man Who Never WasChapter 22 19 Windom's WayChapter 23 20 Alec GuinnessChapter 24 21 Tunes of GloryChapter 25 22 Judy GarlandChapter 26 23 Ron PonChapter 27 24 Mister MosesChapter 28 25 GambitChapter 29 26 The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieChapter 30 27 ScroogeChapter 31 28 The Poseidon AdventureChapter 32 29 Losses and GainsChapter 33 30 Walter MatthauChapter 34 31 DonnaPart 35 Appendix A: The Films of Ronald NeamePart 36 Appendix B: Awards and HonorsPart 37 AcknowledgmentsPart 38 Index

Ronald Neame's life story reads like a veritable Who's Who of the movie business.