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Mr. Deeds goes to Yankee Stadium : baseball films in the Capra tradition / Wes D. Gehring ; forewords by Carl Erskine and Steve Bell.
- 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. : McFarland & Co., c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN1995.9.B28 G44 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 175 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Mister Deeds goes to Yankee Stadium
- Subject
- Baseball films > History and criticism
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes filmography: p. 163-164.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0786417730 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2004002924
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library