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Mr. Deeds goes to Yankee Stadium : baseball films in the Capra tradition

Title
Mr. Deeds goes to Yankee Stadium : baseball films in the Capra tradition / Wes D. Gehring ; forewords by Carl Erskine and Steve Bell.
Author
Gehring, Wes D.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., 2004.

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175 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
  • Includes filmography.
Contents
First inning. Passing the populist legacy from Will Rogers to Frank Capra -- Second inning. The pride of the Yankees : Lou Gehrig -- Third inning. The Stratton story : close parallels to Gehrig's pride -- Fourth inning. Angels in the outfield : a populist fantasy -- Fifth inning. The natural : a populist adaptation of a literary classic -- Sixth inning. Bull Durham : a sexy packaging of populism -- Seventh inning. Field of dreams : America's favorite baseball film -- Eighth inning. Frequency : an unconventional showcasing of populist baseball -- Ninth inning. The rookie : back to populist biography with a Cinderella story.
Call Number
MFL 04-2430
ISBN
0786417730 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2004002924
OCLC
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Author
Gehring, Wes D.
Title
Mr. Deeds goes to Yankee Stadium : baseball films in the Capra tradition / Wes D. Gehring ; forewords by Carl Erskine and Steve Bell.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
Includes filmography.
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MFL 04-2430
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