The dark side of the screen : film noir / Foster Hirsch.

The dark side of the screen : film noir / Foster Hirsch.

By
: 
Hirsch, Foster.

Publication Date
: 
1981

Publication Information
: 
San Diego, calif. : A. S. Barnes ; London : Tantivy Press,

Edition
: 
1st ed.

Physical Description
: 
229 p. : ill.

Subject Term
: 
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.

Genre
: 
Gangster films -- History and criticism.

Bibliography Note
: 
Bibliography: p. 211-212.

Summary
: 
Foster Hirsch’s Dark Side of the Screen is by far the most thorough and entertaining study of the themes, visual motifs, character types, actors, directors, and films in this genre ever published.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780498022340

General Note
: 
Includes index.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
St. John's - A.C. HunterAdult NFic Prov RefAdult Non-Fiction Provincial Reference791.4309 H61