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Caught Between a Rock (Hudson) and a Raparee: Captain Lightfoot (1955)

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Abstract

This essay explore the textual origins of Douglas Sirks 1950s melodrama and argues that far from being a post-war escapism generated by Hollywood, the films story is a multi-layered adaptation whose origins can be traced to an Irish American convict
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationScreening Irish America: Representing Irish-America in Film and Television
PublisherIrish Academic Press
ISBN (Electronic) 978-0716529910
ISBN (Print) 978-0716529910
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

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  • Tony Tracy

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