Pulp fiction to film noir
Subtitle: the Great Depression and the development of a genre
By: William Hare
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786466825
Subjects: Film noir; Film adaptations; History and criticism; Detective and mystery stories; American Noir fiction
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Film noir and the Great Depression; title: The Hammett touch and a Huston launching; title: Raymond Chandler and his symphony of the streets; title: Captain Joseph Shaw and the flowering of film noir; title: Horace McCoy's Dance marathon; title: Chandler's blueprint for mystery and his career in Hollywood; title: The outsider and film noir; title: Bogart's Dark passage and Moorehead's blockbuster performance; title: Berlin and Vienna, film noir influences; title: Siodmak's phantom femmes; title: Billy Wilder and alcoholism noir; title: Preminger's noir touch with fallen angel Alice Faye.