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Summary: Simply the best insider account of Hollywood I have ever rea
Review: A fascinating insight into the "Golden Age" of Hollywood. Niven's semi autobiographical work is told with a wry sense of humour and at times compassion with appropriate. A must for any book lover
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Summary: Not only a great actor, but a great writer, too!
Review: I NEED TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. I HAVE READ THIS BOOK AND THE MOON'S A BALLOON. I got my stories mixed up in reference to the Gloria Swanson story, this was actually in The Moon's a Balloon. Bring on the Empty Horses is the book to read for hilarious stories. I know you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: laughter,sadness & tears this book has it all
Review: I READ THIS BOOK WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN MADERIA AND COULD'NT PUT IT DOWN. IT TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF HOLLYWOOD.YOU WILL LAUGH & CRY .YOU WILL FEEL SADNESS FOR PEOPLE YOU THOUGHT HAD IT ALL. THE WRITER TELLS IT AS IT IS. IF YOU LIKED THE MOONS A BALLOON YOU WILL LOVE THIS.DAVID NIVEN WILL BE REMBERED FOR HIS ACTING,WRITING & MOST OF ALL HIS COMPASSION .AN OLD BOOK BUT A MUST READ.
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Summary: FUNNIEST AND WITTIEST AUTHOR EVER!
Review: I would give this book and this author David Niven 10 stars. I find myself thinking of some of the stories he tells in both this book and The Moon's a Balloon, and I have to snicker. He is able to describe a situation in such a way, that you can visualize the incident.There is one part where he talks about his stage scene with Gloria Swanson that totally broke me up and still does. This is a MUST READ, worth every penny you spend on it.
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Summary: On eof the best bo ok on Hollywood
Review: In this book you learn a lot about Hollywood and the people in it, some part very infomrative, happy and some very sad. David Niven gives you his true experiences in Hollywood and about the peo ple he knew there.
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Summary: Good Ole David........
Review: It's a Shame "Bring on the Empty Horses" is out of print!!!
I am not a reader by habit......but this book came by recommendation and when I read it.....I felt like I was one of the very few people allowed into the real golden age of hollywood.
I love Classic movies and the stories David shared with us made me love them even more.
That has to be a gift to be able to write like he did......
to be where he has been and put into words that allow the reader to enjoy it as we were there with him.(on a side note.......the Unnamed actress He respectively contributed a few chapters to is Rita Hayworth isn't it?)
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Summary: The Lowdown On Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, And The Others
Review: Niven admits he never checked any IDs on that yacht of Flynn's either.
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Summary: Find this book and you'll read it more than once!
Review: This book and the one preceding it("The Moon's a Balloon") just might be my two favorite books, EVER. I practically insist every friend I make read them. Niven had a very unique life, and had a rare gift for story-telling that makes these books real treasures. They are laugh-out-loud, effortlessly funny stories that tell us of his entry into Hollywood (an unusual career path, it involved prohibition, fish and polo) as well as his checkered career in the military in England. I guarantee you'll read these two books over and over again. I just wish he'd written more of them!
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Summary: Not only a great actor, but a great writer, too!
Review: This book is one of the best books about Hollywood I have ever read. Many books of this kind are written in a bitter, sometimes nasty voice as an attack on the people involved, but Niven does not stoop to that level. Not only do you get an excellent first-hand history of the golden studio days of filmmaking, but you get to see a more personal depiction of many of the stars of the era. His style is so charming, and dare I say "witty", that I couldn't help but laugh aloud at many of his observations. Finally, a book about Hollywood that doesn't leave a bad aftertaste!
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