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The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery
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He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation.
From three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville
John Montague was a boisterous enigma. He had a bagful of golf tricks, on and off the course. He could chip a ball across a room into a highball glass, and knock a bird off a wire from 170 yards—and when the big man arrived in Hollywood in the early 1930s, he quickly became a celebrity among celebrities. He lived for a time with Oliver Hardy (whom he could lift, one-handed, onto the country club bar) and played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and W. C. Fields to Babe Ruth and his close friend Bing Crosby, whom he famously beat while playing only with a rake, a shovel, and a bat. Yet strangely Montague never entered a professional tournament, and in a town that thrived on publicity, he never allowed his image to be captured on film.
The reasons became clear when a Time magazine photographer snapped his picture with a telephoto lens … and police in upstate New York quickly recognized Montague as a fugitive wanted for armed robbery. As Montague was indicted in the tiny upstate town of Jay, New York, hordes of national media descended and turned a star-studded legal carnival into the most talked about trial of its day – the trial of “the Mysterious Montague.”
From the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, to John Montague’s extraordinary skill and triumphs on the golf course, to the shady world of Adirondack rumrunners and bootleggers, three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville captures a man and an era with extraordinary color, verve, and energy. The Mysterious Montague is Leigh Montville’s most entertaining achievement to date.
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What Customers Say About The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery:
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The story seems to drag on forever. The hype for this book far outplays the book. There are a few good parts, beating people at golf with garden tools, but in general this book is a pass.
there just aren't quite as many to Montague's life as I had hoped. Most interesting to me: the details Montville is able to piece together through his research. It's an entertaining gem of history that's good enough for a long plane ride, a weekend out camping or at the beach.Even at 200-and-something pages, though, it's too long. I felt like it could have been one of my all-time favorite Vanity Fair magazine articles, but as a book, the tale is stretched a little thin. It felt like he found them all.
And many pages tease us with small stories that sound as if they would qualify for their own book: Otto Schnauber who lived in an attic for 20 years coming down daily to romance the woman of the house while her husband was at work and Death Valley Scotty - America's number one mystery man.I vote for it being turned into a movie. It is a very well paced book and even though "Montague's" talents and life eventually are unravelled, getting there is a great ride.Montville does an admirable job of communicating just how unique the man was while casually but carefully casting doubt on his abilities and associated claims. Truly a story that lives up to the maxim that truth is stranger than fiction. The cast of characters surrounding the story are a veritable Who's Who of Hollywood. What an incredible tale. Engaging story that grabs you just by reading the back cover. It remains a mystery even at the book's completion just how strong and how accomplished his golf skills were.
The golf professional was Willie Low. Fellow members Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy, Bing Crosby, Johnny Weissmuller, Howard Hughes and to top it off George Von Elm U S Amateur Champion. Sincerely, Carl Welty A great golfer that flew under the radar. Member of Lakeside G C in southern california. The book is full of stories of Montague playing super great golf and being very humble about it.
It wasn't necessarily a mystery and it didn't necessarily have a feel good ending, but somehow very enjoyable. I'd be surprised if people didn't enjoy this read This was a fun read from beginning to end. A four star recommendation without a doubt.
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