Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" 1. Cult of the Outlaw: Cinephilia, Film Criticism, and Mass Cultural Modernism 2. Performance of Authorship: Film Directing, Male Movie Stars, and Modern Acting Styles 3. Rebirth of the Auteur: Pedagogy, Self-Promotion, and Political Modernism 4. Generations of Rebels: Influence, Legacy, and Modernist Art Cinemas Conclusion: Rediscovering Nicholas Ray Notes Works Cited Chronological Filmography Index

About the Author

Will Scheibel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies. He is the coeditor (with Steven Rybin) of Lonely Places, Dangerous Ground: Nicholas Ray in American Cinema, also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews

"This is an excellent book, as useful to me as a Ray scholar for the treasure trove of information it amasses as for its ideas." - Bill Krohn, author of Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock