With Eisenstein in Hollywood : a chapter of autobiography / by Ivor Montagu ; including the scenarios of Sutter's gold and an American tragedy.

This item contains sepia photographs of Sergei Eisenstein, Grigory Alexandrov, and their associates and families working on movie sets.

This book contains copies of hand drawn sketches by Sergei Eisenstein of stage blocking for the scripts housed in the book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-352) and index.

Why this book? --

Before Hollywood: Meeting at La Sarraz -- Mission -- Interlude for dead-end -- Go west, young men -- Off --

Transatlantic: The scout -- Terra nova -- Ace of trumps -- A job -- Bull's-eye -- Men at work -- Rooftree -- The fleshpots -- Fairy Gold -- Denouement -- Sudden death -- Tidying-up --

After Hollywood: Mexican postscripts -- Conclusions --

Appendix I: the scenario of Stutter's gold -- Appendix II: the scenario of an American tragedy.

"This is a fascinating chapter of autobiography in which Ivor Montagu collaborated with Sergei Eisenstein and Grigory Alexander on two original film scenarios written in Hollywood in the days when the world's film capital was at its most fantastic peak. Eisenstein was the nearest thing to a universal genius...that the cinema has yet produced, Montagu writes in these highly personal memoirs of that time. They are told with humor and a wealth of anecdote. The Hollywood of the thirties drew people from all over the world interested in the new technique of sound film, and within the pages of this book the reader will meet many of the famous of the day, working and playing together. Included in this volume is the first publication of the two film scripts, Stutter's Gold and An American Tragedy, which grew out of his collaboration. Why they were never produced is part of the story. However, the scripts alone are fascinating. They will be appreciated by the specialist as examples of Eisenstein's genius and will be enjoyed by the layman for the exciting story they tell." --From the forward.