Movies Made in Missouri Presented by James Erwin

Missouri Humanities Speaker James Erwin presents: Movies Made in Missouri.

Program Summary:

While it’s not Hollywood, there have been nearly one hundred movies made in Missouri from the earliest times in the industry to the present day. Jim Erwin tells the stories of the films and their stars-from Tom Mix’s and Walt Disney’s first movies to latter day films featuring Henry Fonda, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, and Kevin Costner. Using film clips, movie stills, publicity posters, behind-the-scenes shots, and present-day photos of filming locations, Jim tells the stories of the hits, the flops, the famous and the obscure productions made in the Show Me State.

Author Bio:

I practiced law in St. Louis for 38 years, primarily in business litigation and state and local tax litigation. In later years, I specialized in appellate litigation, arguing appeals in the United States Supreme Court, the Missouri Supreme Court, the Missouri Courts of Appeal, and in the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. My wife and I owned a bookstore in the Historic District of St. Charles for eight years. Since 2012 I have written or co-written eight books on different aspects of Missouri history. I have given numerous presentations on the Civil War, steamboat disasters, true crime, and St. Louis history. Vicki and I are currently writing about Ulysses and Julia Dent Grant in Missouri-inspired by our daily walks through the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site at White Haven.