"Knowledge in a Nutshell on the Movies"...amazing, surprising and entertaining facts and stories on movie stars, films themselves, Oscar oddities, mistakes made in movies, Hollywood censorship and what caused its breakdown, and a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood.
It's a real treasure chest for movie buffs. What star died at age 14 and left a son who also made movies...The leading actress who married her son...the biggest Oscar upsets... the incredible Titanic coincidence...the astounding story about the ending of "Casablanca"...the funniest line ever said in a film...Top 100 movies of all time, and much more.
Charles Reichblum is the lead author of six "Knowledge in a Nutshell" books. He has built one of the largest collections in the world of fascinating facts and stories during his 50 years as a journalist. Co-author Les Zittrain amassed an astonishing amount of incredible information on films and the stars, and the two authors' collaboration presents a book that movie-lovers everywhere will treasure--and find things they never knew before.