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001 2012022243
003 DLC
005 20120619173812.0
008 120619s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780786466825 (softcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aPN1995.9.F54$bH396 2012
082 00 $a791.43/6556$223
100 1 $aHare, William,$d1942-
245 10 $aPulp fiction to film noir :$bthe Great Depression and the development of a genre /$cWilliam Hare.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2012.
263 $a1207
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"This new crime fiction adapted brilliantly to the screen, birthing a cinematic genre that was christened "film noir." This volume provides a detailed exploration of film noir, tracing its evolution, the influence of such legendary writers as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, and the films that propelled this dark genre to popularity in the mid-20th century"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Film noir and the Great Depression -- The Hammett touch and a Huston launching -- Raymond Chandler and his symphony of the streets -- Captain Joseph Shaw and the flowering of film noir -- Horace McCoy's Dance marathon -- Chandler's blueprint for mystery and his career in Hollywood -- The outsider and film noir -- Bogart's Dark passage and Moorehead's blockbuster performance -- Berlin and Vienna, film noir influences -- Siodmak's phantom femmes -- Billy Wilder and alcoholism noir -- Preminger's noir touch with fallen angel Alice Faye.
650 0 $aFilm noir$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aNoir fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aDetective and mystery stories$xFilm adaptations.
650 0 $aFilm adaptations$xHistory and criticism.