Blake, a Northridge alum, will also sign his new book, "Code of Honor: The Making of Three Great American Westerns--High Noon, Shane and The Searchers," a detailed account of the making of what some may argue are the three best American Western films ever made.

"It's really kind of a thrill for me," said Blake, who graduated from CSUN in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in film criticism theory. "I always consider CSUN home. I started doing research for my book during my final semester there. I've donated movie memorabilia to the Cinema and Television Arts Department. I consider The Searchers one of the greatest movies ever made, and John Ford the greatest director American cinema has ever seen. This has definitely come full circle for me."

The screening and book signing will begin at 7 p.m. in the Alan and Elaine Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall at the southwest corner of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.

Blake, whose father appeared in High Noon, was granted unprecedented access to the papers of directors Fred Zinneman, George Stevens and Ford, as well as studio archives, which provided him with intimate details on how High Noon, Shane and The Searchers were made.

Among the memorabilia he has donated to his old department is a Spanish poster from Shane, an Australian poster from The Searchers, and a lobby card from High Noon featuring the scene where Gary Cooper punches Blake's father, an actor in the film.

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