Straight from the Horse's Mouth: Ronald Neame: An Autobiography

About this book

Now in Paperback! Ronald Neames autobiography takes its title from one of his best-loved films The Horses Mouth (1958) starring Alec Guinness. In an informative and entertaining style Neame discusses the making of that film along with several others including In Which We Serve Blithe Spirit Brief Encounter Great Expectations Tunes of Glory I Could Go on Singing The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Scrooge The Poseidon Adventure and Hopscotch. Straight from the Horses Mouth provides a fascinating first-hand account of a unique filmmaker who began his career as assistant cameraman on Hitchcocks first talkie Blackmail and went on to direct Maggie Smith Judy Garland Walter Matthau and many other prominent performers. The book includes tales of the on-and-off-the-set antics of comedian George Formby and original accounts of his experiences working with Noel Coward and David Lean. This is not simply an autobiography but rather a history of British cinema from the 1920s through the 1960s and Hollywood cinema from the 1960s through the present. Aside from Neames own writing the book contains original commentary by many of his contemporaries and associates including Alec Guinness Andrew Lloyd Webber Shirley MacLaine Walter Matthau John Mills and Shelley Winters. Includes more than 40 photos!