Hollywood's Detectives : Crime Series in the 1930s and 1940s from the Whodunnit to Hardboiled Noir.

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, Dr Fran
Otros Autores: Mason, Fran
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Temas:
Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism.
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Criticism > General.
Criticism > Mystery and Detective.
Performing arts > Film and Video > General.
Performing arts > Film and Video > History and criticism.
Films de détective > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Films noirs > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Film theory & criticism.
Film: styles & genres.
Performing Arts.
Detective and mystery films
Film noir
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Exploring Detective Films in the 1930s and 1940s: Genre, Society and Hollywood; 2 'Such Lovely Friends': Class and Crime in 'The Thin Man' Series; 3 Between Law and Crime: The Chivalric 'Criminal' Detective; 4 Englishness and America: Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes; 5 Ordering the World: The Uncompromising Logic of Charlie Chan and Mr Moto; 6 The Rise of the Hard-boiled Detective; Conclusion: Noir Detectives, Rogue Cops, Undercover Men and Police Procedurals; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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