{"product_id":"merton-of-the-movies","title":"Merton of the Movies","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMerton of the Movies\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHarry Leon Wilson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781940660608\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e316\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eMerton of the Movies, which Gertrude Stein called \"the best book about 20th century American youth,\" follows midwestern bumpkin Merton Gill's unlikely journey from a Kansas stockroom to the star-studded set of a silent film. Unfortunately, the actors he's idolized from afar lose their luster up close, which fuels his desire to become a dramatic leading man -- not some slapstick fool. By a stroke of luck, Merton lands a gig as an extra. His natural oafishness catches the eye of stuntwoman Flips Montague, and before long he's a comic star -- the only problem is, it's all a spoof, and he doesn't know it. First published in 1919 in the Saturday Evening Post, and adapted three times to film and once as a Broadway musical, Harry Leon Wilson's cartoonish tale has earned its place as an essential California classic. This freewheeling romp gets to the heart of any Angeleno's worst nightmare: what if I'm not in on the joke?\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Los Angeles Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Merton of the Movies | Harry Leon Wilson | Paperback | 9781940660608 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks D 1782792","offer_id":50532307828888,"sku":"1782792","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71FgkMnFX2L.jpg?v=1790353050","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/merton-of-the-movies","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}