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| | TSPDT - Mervyn LeRoy |
 | | The career of Mervyn LeRoy, one of the most successful in the heyday of the studio system, is a reflection of that system...Prolific, versatile (at home in action films, women's films, musicals, historical spectacles), LeRoy's fluency marks him as the kind of director who validates collaborative creativity. |
 | | Sensitive to the particular individuals with whom he works, and to the wide-ranging needs of the various materials he treats, LeRoy offers us an image of the Hollywood technique during the development of the classic Hollywood narrative |
 | | "LeRoy established his reputation in the 30s when he directed for Warner Bros. and their subsidiary First National several powerful social dramas...LeRoy's reputation declined somewhat after WWII, when he turned out a string of mediocre entertainment films, for MGM, but it revived when he returned to Warners in the mid-50s. |
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