Sentences with phrase «ripper melodramas»
Indeed, The Man in Grey opened a new, highly exploitable sub-genre of period bodice - ripper melodramas that war - weary audiences whole - heartedly embraced, and not just in England; it also did respectable business on the far side of the Atlantic.It was also Crabtree's permanent ticket out of low - budget cinema and to work with some of the more prestigious filmmakers of the period, most notably Anthony Asquith on Fanny By Gaslight (1944).
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The book does not lurch into the melodrama of the «swashbuckler» or «bodice - ripper» variety - Miss Vinnie is far too sensible for that - but the complexities and difficulties of Vinnie's fame and relationships make for a compelling read.