F. Mason
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2012
9781349367672
Hollywood's Detectives
Crime Series in the 1930s and 1940s from the Whodunnit to Hard-boiled Noir
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2012
ISBN13: 9781349367672
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Onderdeel van serie
Crime Files
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349367672
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Serie:Crime Files
Inhoudsopgave
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 Notes Bibliography Index