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02245aam a22003494a 4500 001 90569AFE6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 120619s2012 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012022243 020 $a 0786466820 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786466825 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)761369291 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d ERASA $d TLE $d BWX $d IG# $d CDX $d YUS $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN1995.9 F54 H396 2012 100 1 $a Hare, William, $d 1942- 245 10 $a Pulp fiction to film noir : $b the Great Depression and the development of a genre / $c William Hare. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland, $c c2012. 300 $a x, 212 p. : $b ill. ; $c 26 cm. 520 $a "This new crime fiction adapted brilliantly to the screen, birthing a cinematic genre that was christened "film noir." This volume provides a detailed exploration of film noir, tracing its evolution, the influence of such legendary writers as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, and the films that propelled this dark genre to popularity in the mid-20th century"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Film noir and the Great Depression -- The Hammett touch and a Huston launching -- Raymond Chandler and his symphony of the streets -- Captain Joseph Shaw and the flowering of film noir -- Horace McCoy's Dance marathon -- Chandler's blueprint for mystery and his career in Hollywood -- The outsider and film noir -- Bogart's Dark passage and Moorehead's blockbuster performance -- Berlin and Vienna, film noir influences -- Siodmak's phantom femmes -- Billy Wilder and alcoholism noir -- Preminger's noir touch with fallen angel Alice Faye. 650 0 $a Film noir $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Noir fiction, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories $x Film adaptations. 650 0 $a Film adaptations $x History and criticism. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826061636.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=90569AFE6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search