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Tyrone Power (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) appeared in a total of 48 feature-length motion pictures. Film Box office ranking 1938 - 10th 1939 - 2nd 1940 - 5th 1941 - 11th 1942 - 13th 1943 - 14th, 9th (UK) 1947 - 20th Career Appraisal When Tyrone Power left 20th Century Fox in 1952 he said that his favorite movie made at the studio was Nightmare Alley "but the studio did nothing to sell it and it wasn't a success." He said his most popular movies were Alexander's Ragtime Band, Jesse James, The Mark of Zorro and Blood and Sand. His least favorite were Day-Time Wife, Prince of Foxes, Captain from Castile and Rose of Washington Square. References Bibliography Belafonte, Denis, and Alvin H. Marill. The Films of Tyrone Power. New York, NY. Citadel Press, 1979.. Discover the John Howard Reid popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Howard Reid books.

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  • HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS Index of Movie Titles BOOKS 1-16 synopsis, comments

    HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS Index of Movie Titles BOOKS 1-16

    John Howard Reid

    Illustrated with no less than 35 classic movie posters from the author's own collection, here is a full list of all the films (over 2,000 of them) extensively detailed and reviewed...

  • Selections from the Early New Testament including MARK and JOHN, the First and Last Gospels synopsis, comments

    Selections from the Early New Testament including MARK and JOHN, the First and Last Gospels

    John Howard Reid

    Using the best available texts, Bible scholar, John Howard Reid, throws new light on the Gospels of Mark and John. Mark has been rewritten from Saint Peter's point of view, while J...

  • In All His Glory synopsis, comments

    In All His Glory

    John Howard Reid

    Professional Reviews: The Catholic Weekly: "In All His Glory" is set in Ancient Egypt during the reign of the usurper, Pharaoh Shishak. It tells of the stormy relationship that exG...

  • Mexican Autumn synopsis, comments

    Mexican Autumn

    John Howard Reid

    A series of interrelated short stories, set in a small Mexican fishing village, Bahia de los angelesa real place fronting the Sea of Cortez on the east coast of Baja California, ab...

  • A Packet of Dreams synopsis, comments

    A Packet of Dreams

    John Howard Reid

    27 short prose pieces, two novelettes and a oneact play provide a feast for all who love mysteries, romance, fantasy, humor and suspense. The novelettes are thrillers, set in Egypt...

  • Award-Winning Films of the 1930s synopsis, comments

    Award-Winning Films of the 1930s

    John Howard Reid

    Mathematicians will argue that the term, 1930s, applies to the years 1931 through 1940. The author, however, has taken the popular view that the decade extends from 1930 through 19...

  • Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies On DVD synopsis, comments

    Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies On DVD

    John Howard Reid

    As a keen fan, I'm naturally aware that classic movies are often available on two or more DVD labels. Which is the best? This book will tell you. And surprise, surprise! The best i...

  • MOVIE WESTERNS Hollywood Films the Wild, Wild West synopsis, comments

    MOVIE WESTERNS Hollywood Films the Wild, Wild West

    John Howard Reid

    This mammoth book provides a feast of entertainment for movie western fans. Originally published under the title, "Westerns for a Rainy Saturday", this greatly expanded edition det...

  • Aardvarks in the Clouds and Other Flights of Fancy synopsis, comments

    Aardvarks in the Clouds and Other Flights of Fancy

    John Howard Reid

    Prizewinning poet, John Howard Reid, feels that humorous poetry is more effective if it is enlivened with clever rhymes and follows some sort of metrical scheme, no matter how loos...

  • Prophet, Priest and King synopsis, comments

    Prophet, Priest and King

    John Howard Reid

    King Solomon is often equated with wisdom, but, contrary to popular belief, the Bible does not always portray him as wise and good. In fact, the Bible also depicts him as an evil, ...

  • Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1 synopsis, comments

    Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1

    John Howard Reid

    Another essential book for the film buff's library, this book, at a little over A5 size, is smaller than previous books in the series. Nonetheless, its 343 pages are packed with in...

  • Success in the Cinema synopsis, comments

    Success in the Cinema

    John Howard Reid

    The following review by Ross Adams appeared in "Dress Circle: The Movie Enthusiasts' Magazine": I don't wish to be offensive when I regard John Howard Reid as a bottomless pit. It ...

  • Movies International synopsis, comments

    Movies International

    John Howard Reid

    Movies that combine American and British casts have always been very popular with filmmakers, but somewhat less so with filmgoers. The reason, of course, is simple. British stars a...

  • British Movie Entertainments on VHS and DVD synopsis, comments

    British Movie Entertainments on VHS and DVD

    John Howard Reid

    British DVD suppliers have now released around 700 classic films. This book details some of Britain’s best. Over 400 movies in all are described in either minute detail or in summa...

  • Great Hollywood Westerns synopsis, comments

    Great Hollywood Westerns

    John Howard Reid

    Beginning with Whip Wilson's "Abilene Trail" and Tim McCoy's "Aces and Eights" and ambling through Gene Autry's "The Old Barn Dance" and "The Old Corral", this guide winds up with ...

  • POPULAR PICTURES of the Hollywood 1940s synopsis, comments

    POPULAR PICTURES of the Hollywood 1940s

    John Howard Reid

    Headed "Fascinating Tour of the 1940s for Movie Buffs", the following review by Maria TrefelyDeutch appeared in The Sunday Telegraph: John Howard Reid’s latest offering is every bi...

  • New Light on Movie Bests synopsis, comments

    New Light on Movie Bests

    John Howard Reid

    Everyone loves Best Movies' lists. But this book is more than just a list of great movies. In addition to the author's listing of the best 400, a number of these pictures are exami...

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    CinemaScope Four

    John Howard Reid

    MGM (MetroGoldwynMayer) was generally regarded as Hollywood's number one movie studio. Easily the world's largest and most glamorous, the studio, under the leadership of Louis B. M...

  • Memorable Films of the Forties synopsis, comments

    Memorable Films of the Forties

    John Howard Reid

    Ingrid Bergman, the lovely star of "Casablanca", is featured on the cover. It's one of my alltime favorites. Other winning movies featured in this book include "The Black Swan", "A...