Lee Marvin

EMPEROR OF THE NORTH: The Hobo in Early 20th Century America
EMPEROR OF THE NORTH: The Hobo In Early 20th Century America

While Emperor of the North (1973) accurately portrays the unique subculture of the hobo in many ways, it also does itself a disservice by removing friendship between hobos, a central aspect of hobohemia.

POINT BLANK: Dissecting A Forgotten Classic
POINT BLANK: Dissecting A Forgotten Classic

As soon as Justus D. Barnes fired point-blank at the audience in Edwin S. Porter’s influential The Great Train Robbery, the idea of violence to control an audience was introduced.