02680nam 2200613 a 450 991080815120332120200520144314.01-283-36115-997866133611580-230-35867-510.1057/9780230358676(CKB)2670000000127740(EBL)815928(OCoLC)767503036(SSID)ssj0000551438(PQKBManifestationID)11355106(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551438(PQKBWorkID)10537714(PQKB)11644233(DE-He213)978-0-230-35867-6(MiAaPQ)EBC815928(EXLCZ)99267000000012774020111025d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHollywood's detectives crime series in the 1930s and 1940s from the whodunnit to hard-boiled noir /Fran Mason1st ed. 2012.New York Palgrave Macmillan20121 online resource (197 p.)Crime files seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-349-36767-2 0-230-57835-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this oversight by examining key detective series of the 1930s and 1940s to explore their contributions to the detective genre.Crime files series.Detective and mystery filmsUnited StatesHistory and criticismFilm noirUnited StatesHistory and criticismDetective and mystery filmsHistory and criticism.Film noirHistory and criticism.791.43/6556LIT004230PER004030PER004000LIT000000bisacshMason Fran1962-1668922MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808151203321Hollywood's detectives4204873UNINA