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Book SynopsisIn 1938, Warner Brothers production chief Hal Wallis grudgingly described David Lewisone of his six supervisors and a veteran of 15 feature filmsto director Michael Curtiz: That Lewis is a genius at getting scripts out of people who can''t write! Wallis knew that writing ultimately defined the job of the creative producer and that David Lewis had an uncanny talent for coaxing the best filmic material from the screenwriters he supervised. In this memoir, Lewis describes his development as a production executive and how the associate producer helped make the famed studio system work. It was the producer (or supervisor, at Warners) who saw the script budgeted, cast the film, helped choose the director, and gently influenced the filming itself. Once shooting was complete, it was the producer who stayed with the project through editing and previews. David Lewis (1903-1987) was an associate producer at RKO and later at MGM. He hit his stride at Warner Bros., where, between 1937 and 1942, h
Trade Review...sheds new light on a key player in the film industry of the '30s and '40s... * Past Times *
His recollections—in this highly recommended book—offer much insight into storyland's secluded innards. * Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television *
