Reading Race and "Rita" in "The Lady from Shanghai": Decrypting the Mogul, the Star, and the Auteur

This essay explicates the desire to be independent that derives, I argue, from the moguls who invented Hollywood, resistant actors (James Cagney) and "rogue" producers (David O. Selznick). My historical analysis of this desire as it circulates among these figures will be supplemented by sc...

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Published in:Mosaic (Winnipeg) 2017-06, Vol.50 (2), p.149-169
Main Author: GONSALVES, JOSHUA D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Allusion
Analysis
Authorship
Biographies
Bribery
Cagney, James
Capitalism
Criticism and interpretation
Culture
Epic literature
Essays
Filmmakers
Geopolitics
Hayworth, Rita (1918-87)
Ideology
Literary canon
Literary devices
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture directors & producers
Movie actors
Movie producers (Persons)
Power
Race relations
Selznick, David O
Selznick, David Oliver (1902-1965)
Welles, Orson (1915-1985)
Works
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Summary:This essay explicates the desire to be independent that derives, I argue, from the moguls who invented Hollywood, resistant actors (James Cagney) and "rogue" producers (David O. Selznick). My historical analysis of this desire as it circulates among these figures will be supplemented by script variations of The Lady from Shanghai.
ISSN:0027-1276
1925-5683
1925-5683
DOI:10.1353/mos.2017.a663695