Investigating the system : the screen adaptation of the American private detective novel during the studio era
The figure of the private eye is among the most recognisable of fictional archetypes. From the early-1930s to the mid-1950s, private eye films were a staple of American cinema, yet they were often adapted from novels infamous in both Britain and America for their violence, seediness and moral ambiva...
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University of Manchester
2003
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488432 |