The Fishko Files

Charles Boyer with Ingrid Bergman in "Gaslight" (1944) (Courtesy of Andre Limot)

Charles Boyer

Friday, May 09, 2008

Actor Charles Boyer had a continental flavor that went over big in the U.S. Ten of his most engaging films will be screened in New York this month. Sara Fishko asks why...in this edition of the Fishko Files...

To learn more about Hollywood's studio system of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and the "manufacture" of star actors and actresses, get a copy of Jeanine Basinger's book "The Star Machine" at amazon.com.

Check out details on the Lincoln Center film series "Charles Boyer and the Art of Seduction", running May 23-27 at Walter Reade Theater.