Dashiell Hammett and the movies / William H. Mooney.

Author/creator Mooney, William H., 1948-
Format Book
PublicationNew Brunswick, New Jersey ; London : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Descriptionviii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Three early films: Roadhouse nights (1930), City streets (1931), and Mister Dynamite (1935) -- Celebrity: The Thin man (1934) -- After The thin man: from sequel to series -- Lillian Hellman: Woman in the dark (1934) and Watch on the Rhine (1943) -- Sexual Politics: The Maltese falcon (1931), Satan met a lady (1936), and The Maltese falcon (1941) -- Ethnic Politics: The glass key (1935 and 1942) -- Hammett in retrospect: Miller's crossing (1990) -- Conclusion: Dashiell Hammett and the movies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formFilm adaptations.
LCCN 2014000067
ISBN9780813562537 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813562538 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813562520 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN081356252X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Joyner General Stacks PS3515 .A4347 Z78 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold