Dark City

by Selby, Spencer

• ISBN13: 9780786404780
• ISBN10: 0786404787
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

The most complete reference to the dark 40s and 50s stylistic dramas (twice the coverage of competition). The first section has a lengthy analytical essay as well as detailed plot descriptions and credits for 25 classics--such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Detective Story. The second section is an annotated filmography including major credits and short descriptions on nearly 500 films. Also included are appendices listing every film noir by both director and chronological order, off-genre noirs, and other films bearing important relationships to the noir cycle.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Introduction	1	(6)
Twenty-Five Films Noirs
The Maltese Falcon (1941)	7	(5)
Double Indemnity (1944)	12	(4)
The Woman in the Window (1944)	16	(5)
Laura (1944)	21	(6)
Detour (1945)	27	(3)
Scarlet Street (1945)	30	(6)
Gilda (1946)	36	(3)
The Killers (1946)	39	(6)
Undercurrent (1946)	45	(3)
The Man I Love (1946)	48	(4)
Brute Force (1947)	52	(6)
The Unsuspected (1947)	58	(7)
Out of the Past (1947)	65	(5)
Criss Cross (1949)	70	(5)
Caught (1949)	75	(5)
The Reckless Moment (1949)	80	(3)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)	83	(5)
D. O. A. (1950)	88	(5)
In a Lonely Place (1950)	93	(4)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)	97	(4)
Dark City (1950)	101	(4)
Ace in the Hole (1951)	105	(4)
Detective Story (1951)	109	(3)
The Big Combo (1955)	112	(5)
The Killing (1956)	117	(6)
Annotated Filmography	123	(98)
Appendix A. ``Off-Genre'' and Other Films Noirs	201	(3)
Appendix B. Chronology of the Film Noir	204	(7)
Appendix C. Totals by Studio or Releasing Company	211	(1)
Appendix D. Director's Filmographies	212	(8)
Appendix E. Bibiography of Works Cited	220	(1)
Index to Part 1 (citing page numbers)	221	(8)
Index to Filmography (citing entry numbers)	229