Film Noir, Detective and Mystery Movies on DVD: A Guide to the Best in Suspense
Author | : John Howard Reid |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2008-06-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781435730106 |
ISBN-13 | : 1435730100 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A guide to classic and vintage motion picture suspense in film noir, mystery thrillers and detective movies from Hollywood's Golden Age, this book also provides credits, reviews, original release information and current DVD details. Movies include not only famous classics like "Charlie Chan in Egypt", "City Streets", "Counsellor at Law", "Father Brown, Detective", "Gilda", "The Kennel Murder Case", "The Lady from Shanghai", "Laura", "Mysterious Mr Moto", "The Naked City", "Nightmare Alley", "Odd Man Out", "Out of the Past", "The Paradine Case", "Rebecca", etc., but lesser known titles. Additional essays survey Film Noir, Sherlock Holmes, The Thin Man, Raymond Chandler, Humphrey Bogart and Alan Ladd.