Gary A. Smith is the author of six other books dealing with various aspects of motion picture history. His subjects have ranged from epic films such as Ben-Hur to the Beach Party movies starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. A lifelong film fan, he lives in Palm Springs, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword (by James Bernard)      Preface      Introduction      Recollections: Four InterviewsMax J. Rosenberg      Louis M. Heyward      Aida Young      Gordon Hessler      THE FILMS      Bibliography      Index

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