Rayford Publishing

Hawks felt he needed to reevaluate his career, and to do that, he left Hollywood for Eruope. He was aware of his reputation there. In 1953, Jacques Rivette wrote his famous piece called Genius of Howard Hawks, taking the first step in disseminating the idea that he is a true auteur. Even after screening Land of the Pharaohs, Faulkner attests to his authorship: "It is Red River all over again. The Pharaoh is the cattle baron, his jewels are the cattle, and the Nile is the Red