Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 The Early Years -- 1 George and Rex, Stan and Ollie -- 2 The RKO Years -- 3 The Women: The Early Forties -- 4 Toluca Ville: The War Years -- Part 2 The Postwar Films -- 5 I See America Kissing: A Place in the Sun -- 6 The Art of Gun Slinging: Shane -- 7 Our Town: Giant -- 8 The One Who Cannot Be Left Behind: The Diary of Anne Frank -- Part 3 Life and Times -- 9 Democratic Vista: The Greatest Story Ever Told -- 10 Postscript: The Only Game in Town -- Notes -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.