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Anthony Mann

American director of film noir, Westerns, and historical epics.

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Emil Anton Bundsmann, the birth name of Anthony Mann, entered the world on June 30, 1906, in San Diego, California, and his life ended on April 29, 1967.[1][2] Eight films featuring James Stewart were helmed by Mann during the 1950s, among them Winchester '73 (1950) and The Naked Spur (1953).[3]

Life and work

Mann later directed large-scale epics such as El Cid (1961) and The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), both produced by Samuel Bronston.[4] When Mann was born, his parents belonged to the Theosophical Society's Lomaland community.[2] Mann's first film as a director was Dr. Broadway (1942), made at Paramount.[5]

What the cited sources add

The same source stated that T-Men was initially budgeted at $400,000 and shot within three weeks.[6][7] A 1948 Harrison's Reports review of Raw Deal praised Mann's "taut direction" for extracting excitement and suspense from the material.[8][9] A 1948 Variety review of Raw Deal described it as a "medium budgeter" dressed tidily with good production.[10][9] According to a 1948 Variety piece, Mann's T-Men brought in $2.5 million globally.[6][7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sadoul Morris 1972, p. 167; Sadoul Morris 1972, p. 167 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "farní úřad: Chrast, sign. 3745", Zámrsk Regional Archive, 1869, p. 53; Alvarez 2013, p. 12; Darby 2009, p. 5; Alvarez 2013, p. 12; Darby 2009, p. 5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coursodon Sauvage 1983, p. 238 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vagg, "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1965 to 1967", 11 August 2025 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bassinger 2007, p. 2; Wicking Pattison 1969, p. 32 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Eddie Small as '1-Man Industry': 16 Pix in 18 Mos. Costing 8 1/2 Million", June 16, 1948, p. 4. facts only, no text reused. archive.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Heymann, "Now It's the T-Men", The New York Times, October 26, 1947, p. 4X; Alvarez 2013, p. 12; Alton 2013, p. xxix; Alvarez 2013, p. 12; Wicking Pattison 1969, p. 32; "Eddie Small as '1-Man Industry': 16 Pix in 18 Mos. Costing 8 1/2 Million", June 16, 1948, p. 4 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "'Raw Deal' with Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt", Harrison's Reports, May 22, 1948, p. 83. facts only, no text reused. archive.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Anthony Mann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Corliss, "Mann of the Hour", August 4, 2006; "'Raw Deal' with Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt", Harrison's Reports, May 22, 1948, p. 83; Schoenfeld, "Film Reviews: Raw Deal", May 19, 1948, p. 6; Crowther, "The Screen", The New York Times, July 9, 1948 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Schoenfeld, "Film Reviews: Raw Deal", May 19, 1948, p. 6. facts only, no text reused. archive.org

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