{"product_id":"9780809326549","title":"Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e reveals two 1950s: an era glorified in Hollywood movies and a darker reality reflected in the esoteric films of the decade. Renowned film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon turns to the margins—the television shows and films of a hidden Hollywood—to offer an authentic view of the 1950s that counters the Tinsel-town version. Dixon examines the lost films and directors of the decade. Contrasting traditional themes of love, marriage, and family, Dixon’s 1950s film world unveils once-taboo issues of rape, prostitution, and gangs. Television shows such as \u003ci\u003eCaptain Midnight \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRamar of the Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e are juxtaposed with the cheerful world of \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHowdy Doody\u003c\/i\u003e. Highlighting directors including Herbert L. Strock, Leslie Martinson, Arnold Laven, and Charles Haas, Dixon provides new insights on the television series \u003ci\u003eRacket Squad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTopper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rifleman\u003c\/i\u003e and the teen films \u003ci\u003eI Was a Teenage Werewolf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh School Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeared for scholars and students of film and pop culture,\u003ci\u003e Lost in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e includes twenty-five photos—many previously unpublished—and draws on rare interviews with key directors, actors, and producers. The volume provides the first detailed profile of the most prolific producer in Hollywood history, Sam Katzman, and his pop culture classics \u003ci\u003eRock Around the Clock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEarth vs. The Flying Saucers\u003c\/i\u003e. Dixon profiles, for the first time, B-movie phenomenon Fred F. Sears, who directed more than fifty touchstone films of a generation, including the noir thriller \u003ci\u003eChicago Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e, the criminal career story \u003ci\u003eCell 2455 Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 3-D color western \u003ci\u003eThe Nebraskan.\u003c\/i\u003e Also profiled is Ida Lupino, the only woman to direct in Hollywood in the 1950s, who tackled issues of bigamy, teenage pregnancy, and sports corruption in \u003ci\u003eThe Bigamist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hitch-Hiker, Outrage, Never Fear, Not Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHard, Fast and Beautiful, \u003c\/i\u003ewhen no major studio would touch such controversial topics. Dixon also looks at the era’s social guidance films, which instructed adolescents in acceptable behavior, proper etiquette, and healthy hygiene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031081763056,"sku":"9780809326549","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809326549_p0.jpg?v=1763739723","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809326549","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}