Worms in the Winecup

A Memoir

John Bright, Patrick McGilligan

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English

Scarecrow Press
09 October 2002

Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series

Worms in the Winecup is the extraordinarily hard-hitting autobiography of John Bright, a screenplay writer who gained a major reputation with his first Hollywood script, Public Enemy, the classic gangster drama starring James Cagney. The book provides a vivid, often savage, commentary on Hollywood and the motion picture industry, with uncompromising portraits of Darryl F. Zanuck, Mae West, Errol Flynn, John Barrymore, B. P. Schulberg, Walter Wanger, John Howard Lawson, Elia Kazan, and countless others, including his writing partners, Kubec Glasmon and Robert Tasker. Bright writes of the Communist Party in Hollywood, the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, and the House Committee on Un-American activities.

At times bitter, at times tragic, this book is refreshingly frank and open, so much so that it could never have been published while John Bright was still alive. Bright is honest as he discusses his wartime experiences and his ""exile"" in Mexico.

Complete with a filmography and an introduction by distinguished film historian Patric McGilligan, Worms in the Winecup is both entertaining and thought-provoking. An emotional and insightful read for students of political history, film scholars, screenwriters, and film enthusiasts.

By: John Bright
Foreword by: Patrick McGilligan
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 97
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9780810844254
ISBN 10: 0810844257
Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 09 October 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Bright was a major figure in the history of American screenwriting. Among the major Hollywood films with which Bright was involved are Taxi (1932), The Crowd Roars (1932), If I Had A Million (1932), She Done Him Wrong (1933), Our Daily Bread (1934), Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), The Brave Bulls (1951), and Johnny Got His Gun (1971).

Reviews for Worms in the Winecup: A Memoir

I thoroughly enjoyed Bright's book. It jumps off the page. -- Clancy Sigal Entertaining and revealing...A fascinating glimpse at the underbelly of Golden Age Hollywood. Film Review