Humphrey Bogart (The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars)

160 pp. The Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies is a series of volumes that offers a comprehensive overview and brings a fresh perspective to the influential figures, forms, and styles in the development of motion pictures. Each lavishly illustrated volume has been designed to stimulate the interest of the student for whom film is an art, and to stir the memories of the fan for whom "going to the movies" will always be an exhilarating experience. -- From Rick (of "Rick's Cafe") to Charlie Allnut, from Sam Spade to Fred C. Dobbs, Humphrey Bogard created a gallery of unforgetable film characters. Through most of his career, he epitomizeed the tough minded, hard bitten man who often (but not always) adhered to a private code of honor and decency. Alan Barbour's profusely illustrated book examines the man, the actor, and the myth and evaluates the over seventy films that have kept Bogart a never-fading legend over the years.