Table of Contents
Preface
The Eyes of a Stranger
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paris
On the Road
To Be Famous and To Be Loved
Movies
Bernstein
On Trial: Le Procés de Mary Dugan
Ufa and After: Brand in Der Oper. The Big House. The Magnificent Lie. Tumultes.
Mid-Atlantic: The Man From Yesterday. Red-Headed Woman. I.P.1 Ne Répond Plus. Ich und Die Kaiserin.
A Ride on the Carousel: Liliom
The Boyer Type
The Love of His Life: Caravan.
The Japanese Sandman: Le Bonheur
Think American: Private Worlds. Shanghai.
Discord: Break of Hearts.
The Sleeping Prince: Mayerling.
"Only God and I Know What Is In My Heart": The Garden of Allah.
The Best Head Waiter in Europe: History Is Made at Night.
Immortal Longings: Conquest.
Exiles: Tovarich.
Lazy and Hot and Happy: Orage.
"Come With Me To The Casbah": Algiers.
Sex on the High Seas: Love Affair.
The Gathering Storm: When Tomorrow Comes.
Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears: Le Corsair.
The World's Best-Dressed Governess: All This and Heaven Too.
The War at Home
A Voice Singing in the Snow: Back Street.
The Golden Door: Hold Back the Dawn.
The Most Popular Frenchman in America: Appointment for Love. Tales of Manhattan.
Love and Death: The Constant Nymph. Flesh and Fantasy.
Not What It Looks Like: Gaslight.
Love in a Cold Climate: Together Again. Confidential Agent.
Stranger in a Strange Land: Cluny Brown. Arch of Triumph. A Woman's Vengeance.
"Why, this is Hell, Nor Am I Out of It.": Red Gloves. Don Juan in Hell.
No Fixed Place of Abode: The First Legion. Thunder in the East. The 13th Letter. The Happy Time.
One Star Short: The Four-Star Playhouse.
Superficially Superficial: Madame de... Nana
Great Body, Beautiful Soul: La Parisienne. Maxime.
Sins of the Father: The Buccaneer. Les Demons de Minuit. Fanny. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Men of Distinction: Lord Pengo. A Very Special Favor. Man and Boy. The Rogues.
The Calm Before the Storm: Is Paris Burning? Adorable Julia. How To Steal a Million.
Man and Boy. Michael
Fade to Black
The Rold of a Lifetime: Casino Royale, The Hot Line, Barefoot in the Park, The April Fools, The Madwoman of Chaillot. Lost Horizon. Stavisky, A Matter of Time.
Envoi
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index