When originally published in 1977 as Our Gang, this book sold more than 52,000 copies. This new edition, with an extensive amount of fresh material, will prove irresistible to all fans of the most popular TV series of all time. Illustrations.

The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang

Humor & Entertainment

MALTIN, Leonard

Bann, Richard W.

Television

Three Rivers Press

The latest edition of this award-winning journal, published annually for attendees of the Lone Pine Film Festival, celebrates the centennials of two legendary Hollywood studios: Universal and Paramount. In keeping with the magazine’s theme, each article focuses on films made in and around Lone Pine, the small California town nestled at the base of Mt. Whitney, just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Alabama Hills. The opening piece, discussing Universal silent-era Westerns produced in the area, is followed by lengthy career studies of Thirties cowboy star Ken Maynard and Fifties cowboy star Audie Murphy. There’s also a behind-the-scenes look at the production of TREMORS, Universal’s 1990 sci-fi smash shot in Lone Pine. This is followed by a detailed analysis of THE ROUNDUP (1920), which not only marked Paramount’s first excursion to Lone Pine but is also the earliest extant film lensed in the Alabama Hills. The studio’s many Zane Grey adaptations are also explored in depth, and the issue closes out with a special portfolio of newly shot photos matched to vintage stills from a 1941 Hopalong Cassidy movie released by Paramount. This year’s "Lone Pine in the Movies," like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with more than 100 vintage stills, posters and lobby cards. At 112 pages in length, it’s a treasure trove of film history that will appeal to casual fans and hard-core aficionados alike.

Lone Pine in the Movies: Celebrating the Centennials

Hulse, Ed

Langley, Chris

Smith, Packy

Movies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Like its predecessors, the 2013 edition of Lone Pine in the Movies examines vintage films made in and around this sleepy little town nestled among the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the shadow of majestic Mount Whitney. This all-Westerns issue features a handful of in-depth articles, all profusely illustrated with portraits, scene stills, and poster reproductions from the horse operas under discussion. In an extensive interview, Don Murray (Marilyn Monroe’s leading man in Bus Stop) opens up about his long career and especially his offbeat 1958 Western, From Hell to Texas, which was shot in Lone Pine. Another lengthy piece chronicles the making of three classic Randolph Scott oaters written by Burt Kennedy and directed by Budd Boetticher: The Tall T, Ride Lonesome, and Comanche Station. Hopalong Cassidy’s first boy sidekick, 12-year-old rodeo star Billy King, reminisces about his trio of 1937-38 Hoppy pictures filmed in the area. Other articles explore the Lone Pine productions of “B”-Western stars Tom Tyler and Jack Randall. The issue ends with a portfolio of then-and-now photos in which Los Angeles Times lenser Don Kelsen matches old movie stills with new shots taken on the same spots for comparison purposes. This handsomely printed journal sports a glossy wraparound cover and offers more than a hundred pages and just as many illustrations.

Lone Pine in the Movies: Where the Real West Becomes the Reel West

With this 2016 edition of Lone Pine in the Movies we are saluting a few of the directors who labored long and hard to produce the vast array of entertaining movies we gather each fall to celebrate. This year’s Festival, our 27th, will spotlight the work of some of the great, and maybe one or two not so great, directors who worked in the Western genre in the Lone Pine and Eastern Sierra region.

Lone Pine in the Movies: A Vision of the American West

Arts & Photography

Nevins, Francis M.

Sherman, Sam

Performing Arts

The 2019 edition of LONE PINE AND THE MOVIES, like its recent predecessors, chronicles the history of Western-movie production. Its cover story examines the wave of 1939 hits that brought big-budget "A" Westerns back to box-office prominence, with behind-the-scenes information on the making of STAGECOACH, DODGE CITY, JESSE JAMES, UNION PACIFIC, and others released during Hollywood's greatest year. Prolific "B"-Western director George Sherman, who began his 40-year career with two inexpensive horse operas shot partially at Lone Pine, is profiled with a detailed survey of his dozens of Westerns made for Republic Pictures. "The Lovely Ladies of Lone Pine" covers three favorite actresses whose careers are inextricably linked to the area: Beth Marion, Grace Bradley Boyd (Mrs. Hopalong Cassidy), and the late Peggy Stewart, a favorite guest at Lone Pine Film Festivals, who passed away earlier in 2019. "Revisiting FRONTIER DAYS" not only takes a detailed look at this favorite 1934 "B"-Western but tells the entire story of its star, Bill Cody, a marginal figure who built a career on Hollywood's Poverty Row and made a precarious living on the fringes of the film industry. A Don Kelsen photo essay matches present-day pictures of FRONTIER DAYS locations with frame captures from the original film. Finally, this issue contains a special section, "The Man Who Loved Westerns," devoted to the late Packy Smith, who organized the very first film festival devoted entirely to his favorite genre-and who, many years later, was instrumental in getting the Lone Pine Film Festival up and running. Packy, who died in late 2018, is remembered by some of his closest friends and fellow movie buffs.

Lone Pine and the Movies: Celebrating Classic Westerns from 1939, Hollywood's Greatest Year

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bifulco, Michael

Kelsen, Don

Luce, Greg

Antiques & Collectibles

Independently published

Over a period of 25 years Republic Pictures produced some of the most action-packed Westerns, serials and adventure films ever made. A number of the best-including Republic's first release, Westward Ho (1935)-were shot in Lone Pine. This jumbo-sized edition of Lone Pine in the Movies pays homage to the studio's output with a group of fact-filled, profusely illustrated articles written by a Who's Who of distinguished film historians including Richard W. Bann, William K. Everson, Ed Hulse, Chris Langley, Don Miller, and Samuel M. Sherman.

Lone Pine in the Movies: Celebrating Republic's 75th Anniversary

Riverwood Press

For those of you who may have noticed the change in the title of this publication (formerly known as Lone Pine IN the Movies), it coincides with the name change and mission statement of the museum located for the last decade in Lone Pine, California. The official name of the Museum is now “The Museum of Western Film History” and the decision to change the name of the journal aligns with the broader focus of the Museum by allowing articles and essays not specific to Lone Pine. For example, the articles on Tim McCoy and Bill Elliott included in this edition would not have fit in past issues because neither actor worked in the immediate Lone Pine area. Originally conceived as a companion publication for the annual Western Film Festival in Lone Pine, the “magazine” has evolved more toward a journal of Western film history. Our authors, working from rare research material and a vast array of private photo collections, strive for 100% accuracy. However, as with any human endeavor, errors may occur, and constructive reader feedback is welcome. In this edition, Western historian John P. Langelier makes his first appearance in these pages with his essay regarding U.S. military history as portrayed in the movies of Tim McCoy. Film historian and Western film scholar Francis M. Nevins presents an overview covering the career of Robert N. Bradbury, a director with many Lone Pine films among his credits. Richard W. Bann, a regular contributor to our pages, presents his essay on the RKO film “Stagecoach Kid” starring Tim Holt. Chris Langley, film historian/writer happens to be Lone Pine’s resident authority on the films made in and around the Eastern Sierra region goes to Death Valley to explore filmmaking in that region. Ed Hulse contributed two essays about the primary source of many stories used in B Westerns and other B films, namely the pulp magazines. Professional photographer Don Kelsen once again shares with us some of the photos he has taken of the locations, some familiar and some not so familiar, allowing us to again be reminded of how little things have changed in the Lone Pine area since the 1920s when the first films made in the region hit the theaters.

Lone Pine and the Movies: How Westerns Shaped the American Experience

Langellier, John.

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