{"product_id":"erased-by-loo-hui-phang-9781681123387","title":"Erased","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaximus Wyld had his heyday in 1940s-50s Hollywood. Of mixed race Black, Chinese, and Native American descent, he was \"the actor with a thousand faces,\" essentially interpreting ethnic roles: Indian chief, Mexican revolutionary, oriental dandy... A veritable reinterpretation of the myth of American cinema through the prism of minorities, \u003cem\u003eErased\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the political and social dimension of Hollywood productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaximus Ohanzee Wildhorse, renamed \u003cem\u003eMaximus Wyld\u003c\/em\u003e by Hollywood, was a talented, prized, admired comedian. His filmography is an anthology of cinema: \u003cem\u003eVertigo, The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, The Prisoner of the Desert, Rebecca\u003c\/em\u003e... Copper-faced and with unprecedented beauty and animal presence, he paved the way for coloured stars in a segregationist climate. After him, Sydney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Yul Brynner were able to reach the rank of stars. His charisma ignited white cinema and shamelessly swayed its racial hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaximus Wyld was a pioneer. However, no credits mention his name. On celluloid, there is no imprint of his face. Maximus the precursor rests in the graveyard of Hollywood amnesia. What event pushed him into limbo? What occult and superior force has stored his career in a cinematic Bermuda Triangle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536563454188,"sku":"9781681123387","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781681123387-erased.jpg?v=1776383453","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/erased-by-loo-hui-phang-9781681123387","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}