Those Crazy Wonderful Years When We Ran Warner Brothers

By Stuart Jerome,

Book cover of Those Crazy Wonderful Years When We Ran Warner Brothers

Book description

A successful screen writer describes his experiences working in the Warner Brothers mail room in 1938

Explore

Topics

Coming soon!

Genres

Coming soon!

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Those Crazy Wonderful Years When We Ran Warner Brothers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Robert Matzen

Author

The author was one of a platoon of young, bicycle-riding male messengers that roamed the sprawling Warner Bros. studio in Burbank before World War II, delivering scripts and memos to directors, writers, and stars like Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and yes, Errol Flynn (who got a big thumbs-up from the messenger boys).

Jerome pulls no punches on the stars he liked and those he detested and provides graphic details to back up his rankings. This book shows the stars as real people, for better or worse, while also providing an invaluable look at the inner workings of…

From Robert's list on old Hollywood in general (and Warner Brothers in particular).