In this exciting memoir, told in conjunction with best-selling biographer Charles Higham, Wallis relates countless never-before-told stories about the great and powerful.
Hardcover
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240 pages
Published
January 1st 1980
by MacMillan Publishing Company
I read this book years ago, however still remember how honest it seemed to be, especially with the threat of libel. He did not enjoy working with Shirley MacLaine, Jerry Lewis (without Dean Martin) or Tony Curtis to name a few. He did enjoy working with Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, and Elvis Presley, who he thought had a real acting talent that was unfortunately never tested.
Hal Wallis was responsible for some of the best movies made, from 1931's "Little Caesar" to Bette Davis in "Jezebel"
I read this book years ago, however still remember how honest it seemed to be, especially with the threat of libel. He did not enjoy working with Shirley MacLaine, Jerry Lewis (without Dean Martin) or Tony Curtis to name a few. He did enjoy working with Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, and Elvis Presley, who he thought had a real acting talent that was unfortunately never tested.
Hal Wallis was responsible for some of the best movies made, from 1931's "Little Caesar" to Bette Davis in "Jezebel"; then thru 1940's with "Sante Fe Trail", "King's Row" and "The Maltese Falcon" and of course the wonderful "Casablanca."
If you are a fan of old movies I recommend this book.
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