Best remembered for the iconic classics Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939) to the silver screen, Victor Fleming also counted successful films such as Red Dust (1932), Captains Courageous (1937), Test Pilot (1939), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), and the groundbreaking Joan of Arc (1948) among his more than forty directing credits. One of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood's golden age, Fleming (1889--1949) was renowned for his ability to make films across a wide range of genres. In Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master, author Michael Sragow paints a comprehensive portrait of the talented and charismatic man who helped create enduring screen personas for stars such as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Gary Cooper.
The Real Rhett Butler
Born in a Tent
Cars, Camera, Action!
The Importance of Shooting Doug
In Manhattan for the Great War
Filming the Conquering Hero: With Wilson in Europe
The Importance of Directing Doug
Scaling Paramount Pictures
Courage and Clara Bow
A Lost Epic: Rough Riders
From The Way of All Flesh to Abie's Irish Rose
Creating Gary Cooper
A Woman's Film and a Man's Adventure at Fox
Guiding Gable in Red Dust
Pioneering the Screwball Comedy: Jean Harlow in Bombshell
Treasure Island
Introducing Henry Fonda, Farewell to Jean Harlow
Bagging Game on Safari, Losing The Good Earth
Spencer Tracy and Captain's Courageous
Test Pilot
Salvaging The Great Waltz
Putting Oz into The Wizard of Oz
Saving Tara and Gone With the Wind
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Yearling that Wasn't
Bonhomie in Bel-Air and Tortilla Flat
World War II with Tears: A Guy Named Joe
A Confounding Political Life
One Last Adventure at MGM
Ingrid Bergman and Joan of Arc
Death in the Desert
A Great American Movie Director