Hollywood's Detectives [electronic resource] : Crime Series in the 1930s and 1940s from the Whodunnit to Hard-boiled Noir /
Mason, F.author.
The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this oversight by examining key detective series of the 1930s and 1940s to explore their contributions to the detective genre.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Exploring detective films in the 1930s and 1940s: genre, society and Hollywood --  "Such lovely friends": class and crime in 'The thin man' series --  Between law and crime: the chivalric 'criminal' detective -- Englishness and America: Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes -- Ordering the world: the uncompromising logic of Charlie Chan and Mr Moto --  The rise of the hard-boiled detective -- Conclusion: noir detectives, rogue cops, undercover men and police procedurals.
The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this oversight by examining key detective series of the 1930s and 1940s to explore their contributions to the detective genre.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures—United States.
Motion pictures and television.
Film genres.
Literature.
Fiction.
Film History.
American Cinema and TV.
Screen Studies.
Genre.
Literature, general.
Fiction.