Hollywood's detectives: crime series in the 1930s and 1940s from the whodunnit to hard-boiled noir / Fran Mason.
Mason, Fran, 1962-
2012
PN1995.9.D4 M38 2012
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Title Hollywood's detectives: crime series in the 1930s and 1940s from the whodunnit to hard-boiled noir / Fran Mason.
Author Mason, Fran, 1962-
ISBN 9780230578357 (hardback)
9780230358676 (e-book)
Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 187 pages).
Call Number PN1995.9.D4 M38 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43/6556
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Series Crime files series.
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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.

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