Maltin, Leonard

Overview

Works:	521 works in 1,355 publications in 2 languages and 37,585 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Western films History Criticism, interpretation, etc Documentary films Gangster films Catalogs Film noir Crime films
Roles:	Author, Actor, Narrator, Editor, Commentator, Host, Author of screenplay, Redactor, Other, Performer, Compiler, Author of introduction, Reviewer, Publishing director, Production personnel, Artist, Interviewer, Contributor
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Leonard Maltin

Fantasia 2000 by Walt Disney( Visual )
Nonsense and comedy, August 1, 1979, The parody, August 4, 1979( Recording )
Charlie Chaplin (July 18), Comediennes (July 21), Forgotten clowns (July 25), Transition, silent to sound (July 28)( Recording )
Comic attitudes and personalities, August 8, Contrasts, yesterday and today, August 11( Recording )
Maltin, Leonard( )

Most widely held works by Leonard Maltin

The Disney films by Leonard Maltin( Book )

48 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in English and held by 2,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

High Noon by Fred Zinnemann( Visual )

19 editions published between 1952 and 2015 in English and held by 1,608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retired marshall's wedding is interrupted when he learns a killer he had sent to jail will return to town on the noon train to seek revenge. The marshall meets the killer and his three accomplices at high noon in one of the most suspenseful and thrilling gunfights ever filmed

Of mice and magic : a history of American animated cartoons by Leonard Maltin( Book )

19 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces animated cartoons and their creators from the turn of the century to today, analyzes major characters, provides filmographies for every animation studio, plus a list of Academy Award nominees, and sources for purchasing cartoons

Public enemy by William A Wellman( Visual )

9 editions published between 1931 and 2016 in English and French and held by 1,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in Prohibition-era urban America"--Wikipedia

The great American broadcast : a celebration of radio's golden age by Leonard Maltin( Book )

8 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Interviews with veterans of the golden age of radio show that radio, free of the demands of the camera, was (and is) the ideal medium for the spontaneity and improvization that create a special kind of magic

The great movie comedians : from Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen by Leonard Maltin( Book )

8 editions published in 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Examines the personal lives, careers, and films of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Danny Kaye, and other great movie comedians

Angels with dirty faces by Michael Curtiz( Visual )

5 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two childhood friends grow up and go their separate ways--one a criminal and the other a parish priest. Rocky Sullivan returns to his old neighborhood to find his lawless life style idolized by the young hoodlums there. Jerry Connelly, the parish priest sees his hard work turn unavailing because of Rocky's corruptive influence

Alias Nick & Nora( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two documentaries saluting William Powell, originally silent film star and loveable villain and Myrna Loy's passage to the reigning queen of Hollywood

Leonard Maltin's movie guide by Leonard Maltin( )

in English and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A guide to movies and videos including title, alternate title, year of release, running time, director, principal cast members, and ratings. Also includes a listing of mail-order sources for videos and an index of the films an actor has made

Our gang : the life and times of the Little rascals by Leonard Maltin( Book )

10 editions published between 1976 and 1979 in English and held by 636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Of mice and magic : a history of American animated cartoons by Leonard Maltin( Book )

16 editions published between 1980 and 1987 in English and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this revised and updated edition, the author not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin's many fans up to date on work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry's principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana. -- Page 4 de la couverture

The great movie shorts by Leonard Maltin( Book )

7 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 629 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Leonard Maltin's movie and video guide( )

in English and held by 627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents capsule movie reviews with ratings

Leonard Maltin's 151 best movies you've never seen by Leonard Maltin( Book )

4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Unearths one hundred fifty-one movies the author thinks have been unfairly assessed and explains why, in a book for anyone baffled at all the choices when trying to pick a movie to watch

The Whole film sourcebook( Book )

11 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These amazing shadows( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells the history and importance of the National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and the American experience itself

The It's a wonderful life book by Jeanine Basinger( Book )

10 editions published between 1986 and 1997 in English and held by 535 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Leonard Maltin's family film guide( )

3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Score : a film music documentary( Visual )

6 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documentary bringing Hollywood's elite composers together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of the world's most international music genre: the film score. Features interviews with nearly 60 composers, directors, orchestrators, studio musicians, producers, recording artists, studio executives, agents, and journalists

Midsomer murders( Visual )

3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The idyllic villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these four feature-length mysteries from the perennially popular British series