The dark page : books that inspired American film noir, (1940-1949)

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Title:

The dark page : books that inspired American film noir, (1940-1949)

Author:

Johnson, Kevin, 1961-

Personal Author:

Johnson, Kevin, 1961-

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, [2007]

Physical Description:

xiii, 380 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Summary:

"A guide to first edition published books that provided source material for "film noir" movies made in the United States during the years 1940-1949. Describes points for identifying first edition copies and offers background information concerning each book and each film that was based on it"--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Contents:

Main bibliography -- Appendix A (secondary book sources) -- Appendix B (secondary film sources) -- Appendix C (Reconstructed book sources).

Subject Term:

Detective and mystery stories, American -- Bibliography.

Detective and mystery stories, English -- Bibliography.

First editions.

Noir fiction, American -- Bibliography.

Noir fiction, American -- Film and video adaptations.

Noir fiction, English -- Bibliography.

Noir fiction, English -- Film and video adaptations.