Hollywood's detectives : crime series in the 1930s and 1940s from the whodunnit to hard-boiled noir
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Hollywood's detectives : crime series in the 1930s and 1940s from the whodunnit to hard-boiled noir
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-180) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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