Runaway Romances: Hollywood's Postwar Tour of Europe

In the 1950s and early 1960s, America imagined itself young and in love in Europe. And Hollywood films of the era reflected this romantic allure. From a young and na-ve Audrey Hepburn falling in love with Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday "to David LeanOCOs "Summertime, "featuring Katherine HepburnOCOs sexual adventure in Venice, these glossy travelogue romances were shot on location, and established an exciting new genre for Hollywood.

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As Robert Shandley shows in "Runaway Romances, "these fil...