ReFocus: The Films of Wallace Fox

Born in Oklahoma into the Chickasaw Nation, Wallace Fox directed films over the span of four decades. Known primarily for Westerns and mystery films, his output starred such famed actors as Bela Lugosi, Bob Steele, and Lon Chaney. ReFocus: The Films of Wallace Fox includes analysis of some of his best known films, including 'Wild Beauty', 'Gun Town', 'The Corpse Vanishes', 'Bowery at Midnight', 'Career Girl' and 'Brenda Starr, Reporter'. It reclaims the history and artistry of this major talent.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of Figures
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction: Wallace Fox and the B Film
pp 1-14
- By Joanna Hearne, Gary D. Rhodes
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1 - Between Compliance and Resistance: Mapping the Careers of Wallace Fox and Nipo Strongheart in Early Hollywood
pp 15-41
- By Andrew H. Fisher
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2 - Indian Agents and Indigenous Agency at Universal: Wild Beauty (1946) and Gun Town (1946)
pp 42-66
- By Joanna Hearne
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3 - Neglected Western Traditions and Indigenous Cinema in the 1945–1946 Series Westerns of Wallace Fox
pp 67-87
- By Jacob Floyd
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4 - The Corpse Vanishes and the Case of the Missing Brides
pp 88-104
- By Gary D. Rhodes
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5 - “Like a crazy nightmare”: Noirish Vampirism and Deviance in Bowery at Midnight
pp 105-115
- By Marlisa Santos
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6 - Voices and Vaults: Pillow of Death
pp 116-130
- By Murray Leeder
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7 - Wallace Fox and America’s “Career Girls”
pp 131-160
- By David J. Hogan
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8 - She Made Her Own Deadline: Fox’s Brenda Starr, Reporter
pp 161-179
- By Sara Rutkowski
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9 - Bathos in the Bowery
pp 180-206
- By Phillip Sipiora
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10 - Infernal Devices: Wallace Fox’s Aeroglobe, Cosmic Beam Annihilator, and the Pit of Everlasting Fire
pp 207-234
- By Michael L. Shuman
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11 - A Fox in the Wild: Ramar of the Jungle and the Crisis of Representation
pp 235-252
- By Robert Singer
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Index
pp 253-267
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures
pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xii

Introduction: Wallace Fox and the B Film
pp 1-14

1 - Between Compliance and Resistance: Mapping the Careers of Wallace Fox and Nipo Strongheart in Early Hollywood
pp 15-41

2 - Indian Agents and Indigenous Agency at Universal: Wild Beauty (1946) and Gun Town (1946)
pp 42-66

3 - Neglected Western Traditions and Indigenous Cinema in the 1945–1946 Series Westerns of Wallace Fox
pp 67-87

4 - The Corpse Vanishes and the Case of the Missing Brides
pp 88-104

5 - “Like a crazy nightmare”: Noirish Vampirism and Deviance in Bowery at Midnight
pp 105-115

6 - Voices and Vaults: Pillow of Death
pp 116-130

7 - Wallace Fox and America’s “Career Girls”
pp 131-160

8 - She Made Her Own Deadline: Fox’s Brenda Starr, Reporter
pp 161-179

9 - Bathos in the Bowery
pp 180-206

10 - Infernal Devices: Wallace Fox’s Aeroglobe, Cosmic Beam Annihilator, and the Pit of Everlasting Fire
pp 207-234

11 - A Fox in the Wild: Ramar of the Jungle and the Crisis of Representation
pp 235-252

Index
pp 253-267

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