Encyclopedia of film noir

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Encyclopedia of film noir

Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell

Greenwood Press, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-453) and index

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When viewers think of film noir, they often picture actors like Humphrey Bogart playing characters like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the film based on the book by Dashiell Hammett. Yet film noir is a genre much richer. The authors first examine the debate surrounding the parameters of the genre and the many different ways it is defined. They discuss the Noir City, its setting and backdrop, and also the cultural (WWII) and institutional (the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and the Production Code Administration) influences on the subgenres. An analysis of the low budget and series film noirs provides information on those cult classics. With over 200 entries on films, directors, and actors, the Encyclopedia of Film Noir is the most complete resource for film fans, students, and scholars.

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Introduction :The Myths and Parameters of Film Noir The Hard-Boiled Influence Film Noir and the City Film Noir Style Films, Actors and Directors Act of Violence Aldrich, Robert Among the Living Andrews, Dana Angel Face Apology for Murder Asphalt Jungle, The Beaumont, Hugh Bennett, Joan Big Clock, The Big Combo, The Big Heat, The Big Sleep, The Black Angel Blonde Ice Blood Simple Body Heat Bogart, Humphrey Born to Kill Breaking Point, The Brighton Rock Brodie, Steve Brothers, The Brothers Rico, The Burr, Raymond Carnival Cash on Demand Chase, The Chinatown Collateral Conte, Richard Cook, Jr., Elisha Corridors of Mirrors Cosh Boy Crack-Up Criminal, The Criss Cross Crooked Way, The Crossfire Croupier Cry of the City Dance With a Stranger Dark City Dark Corner, The Dark Passage Daughter of Darkness Dead Reckoning Dear Murderer Decoy Desperate Detour Devil in a Blue Dress Dmytryk, Edward D.O.A. Double Indemnity Duryea, Dan Fallen Angel Fallen Sparrow, The Farrow, John Fear in the Night File on Thelma Jordan, The Force of Evil Ford, Glenn Framed Fuller, Sam Garfield, John Get Carter Gilda Good Die Young, The Goring, Marius Grahame, Gloria Great Day Great Flamarion, The Greer, Jane Gun Crazy Gynt, Greta Hatters Castle Hayden, Sterling Heflin, Van Hell Drivers High Sierra History of Violence, A Hitchcock, Alfred Hollow Triumph House Across the Lake, The Huston, John I Wake Up Screaming I Wouldnt Be In Your Shoes Impulse In a Lonely Place Interrupted Journey It Always Rains on Sunday Johnny OClock Kansas City Confidential Karlson, Phil Killers, The Killing, The Kiss Me Deadly Kiss of Death Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Klute L.A. Confidential Ladd, Alan Lake, Veronica Lancaster, Burt Lang, Fritz Late Edwina Black, The Laura Leave Her to Heaven Lewis, Joseph H. Long Memory, The Lupino, Ida MacMurray, Fred Macomber Affair, The Macready, George Madeleine Man From Colorado, The Mann, Anthony Mark of Cain, The Mason, James Memento Mildred Pierce Mine Own Executioner Mitchum, Robert Money Trap, The Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Murder, My Sweet My Brothers Keeper My Name is Julia Ross Naked City Neal, Tom Night and the City Night Has Eyes, The Night Moves Nightmare Alley 99 River Street No Orchids For Miss Blandish OBrien, Edmond Obsession October Man, The Odds Against Tomorrow On Dangerous Ground Out of the Past Paris By Night Payne, John Phantom Lady Pickup on South Street Pink String and Sealing Wax Pitfall Point Blank Portman, Eric Possessed Postman Always Rings Twice, The Powell, Dick Preminger, Otto Prowler, The Pushover Raw Deal Ray, Nicholas Reckless Moment, The Ride the Pink Horse Roadblock Robinson, Edward G.. Rocking Horse Winner, The Ryan, Robert Savage, Ann Scandal Sheet Scarlet Street. Scott, Lizabeth Set-Up, The Se7en 711 Ocean Drive Seventh Veil, The Seventh Victim, The Shallow Grave Sin City Siodmak, Robert Slightly Scarlet So Dark the Night So Evil My Love Somewhere in the Night Sorry, Wrong Number Spider and the Fly, The Stanwyck, Barbara Stranger on the Third Floor Street of Chance Sunset Boulevard Take My Life Taxi Driver They Made Me a Fugitive They Wont Believe Me Third Man, The This Gun For Hire Tierney, Gene Tightrope T-Men Todd, Ann Totter, Audrey Touch of Evil Tourneur, Jacques Trevor, Claire True Confessions Ulmer, Edgar Under the Gun Undercover Man, The Victim Where Danger Lives Where the Sidewalk Ends Widmark, Richard Wilde, Cornel Wilder, Billy Windsor, Marie Wings of the Dove, The Winstone, Ray Woman in the Window, The Selected Bibliography Appendix Index

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