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Dashiell Hammett and the movies /

As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is easy to forget how adaptable Hammett's work was, fitting into a variety of genres and inspiring generations of filmmakers. Dashiell Hammett and the Movies offers the first comprehensi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mooney, William H., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early films: Roadhouse nights (1930), City streets (1931), and Mister Dynamite (1935)
  • The Thin man (1934)
  • After The thin man: from sequel to series Woman in the dark (1934) and Watch on the Rhine (1943)
  • The Maltese falcon (1931), Satan met a lady (1936), and The Maltese falcon (1941)
  • The glass key (1935 and 1942)
  • Hammett in retrospect: Miller's crossing
  • Conclusion: Dashiell Hammett and the movies.