Republic Studios - by Richard M Hurst (Paperback)

About the Book

Republic Studios: Between Poverty Row and the Majors documents the influence and significance of this major B studio. Originally published in 1979, this book provides a brief overview of the studio's economic structure and charts its output. Hurst examines the various genres r...

Book Synopsis

Republic Studios: Between Poverty Row and the Majors documents the influence and significance of this major B studio. Originally published in 1979, this book provides a brief overview of the studio's economic structure and charts its output. Hurst examines the various genres represented by the studio and addresses the non-series B films Republic produced, as well as rare A films such as Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, and John Ford's The Quiet Man, all of which starred John Wayne.

Review Quotes

...this is the best single-volume overview of Republic Studios available....Recommended.

Hurst packs a lot into his 288 pages....essential reading...

With a talent roster that included John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry, Republic Pictures Corporation was the leader among B movie studios of its era. In this accessible narrative, historian and folklorist Hurst charts the company's output from its founding in 1935 through its demise in the late 1950s and considers its impact on American culture. This revised edition of a work originally published in 1979 contains a new introduction and epilogue and features the addition of two chapters on serials.

About the Author

Richard M. Hurst holds four degrees in history and folklore and was a museum administrator for over forty years before retiring in 2002.