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"A long and complex novel, stretching over three cities (Sydney, London, and Cairo) from the mid-1930s to early 1940s, dealing basically with movie-making and movie exhibition. Nearly all the leading characters have some connection with the film industry. The main character is Marcus Caughey, a leading Australian film producer/director, who is making a movie with a horse-racing background, starring a fading Hollywood actress. Caughey has conflicts not only within his unit, but with his executive producer. The executive himself has problems as his company is facing a take-over bid from a large British organisation. One of the members of Caughey's unit is a young jockey he has hired to double the leading man whose riding skills are less than par. This lad is fired and then obtains a job selling candy in Sydney's number one movie palace. After a run-in with the assistant manager, the lad is fired from this job also. In the meantime, Caughey is forced to hire a private detective to find the lad because he needs him again to double his less than skilful star."
John Reid, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Life of a profession:
- actor
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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