Talking Pictures

by Barry Norman

An account of the development of Hollywood. This is the story of Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe and stars like John Gilbert and Clara Bow, both of whose careers finished with the change-over to sound.

Genres: Nonfiction, Film

344 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Barry Norman was a British film critic, author, journalist and television presenter

Reviews

[Jane Scholey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I go back to this every once in a while - because Barry Norman was my film critic hero as a child, but also because it is well written and contains brilliant stories behind some major films.

[Doug Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was too young to really appreciate Barry Norman but this is an extraordinarily well researched and well written history of Hollywood up until 1987. Prescient and funny and intelligent- I do wonder what Barry would make of present day cinema.

[J. E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bit too academic for me but lovely to reminisce about films I used to watch on TV. Barry Norman really knew his stuff.