Meyer, William R.,  1949- <br/><br/>
Warner Brothers directors :  the hard-boiled, the comic, and the weepers / 
William R. Meyer. 
 - New Rochelle, N.Y. :  Arlington House,  c1978. 
 - 381 pages. :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes filmographies. 
<br/><br/>Lloyd Bacon<br/>Busby Berkeley<br/>Curtis Bernhardt<br/>Alan Crosland<br/>Michael Curtiz<br/>Delmer Daves<br/>William Dieterle<br/>Peter Godfrey<br/>Edmund Goulding<br/>Howard Hawks<br/>John Huston<br/>William Keighley<br/>Mervyn Leroy<br/>Anatole Litvak<br/>Jean Negulesco<br/>Irving Rapper<br/>Vincent Sherman<br/>Raoul Walsh<br/>William Wellman 
<br/><br/> The book opens with an overview of studio-era filmmaking at Warner Bros., setting the stage for individual director profiles—starting with versatile craftsman Lloyd Bacon and extravagant musical auteur Busby Berkeley. Over the course of nearly 20 chapters, Meyer explores how each director contributed to Warner Bros.’ identity, blending genre, style, and studio demands. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0870003976  9780870003974 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>77022194  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.<br/>Directores y productores de cine --Estados Unidos <br/>Productores y directores de películas--Estados Unidos 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1998  / M613w 1978 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/0233/0922