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Hollywood Through Private Eyes: The Screen Adaptation of the 'Hard-Boiled' Private Detective Novel in the Studio Era
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The private detective novels of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Mickey Spillane have provided the source for some of Hollywood's most successful, controversial and baffling films. Spanning almost the whole of the studio era, the private eye mini-genre boasted stars like William Powell, Humphrey Bogart and Dick Powell, as well as top-calibre directors John Huston, Edward Dmytryk and Robert Aldrich. Yet the movies themselves still manage to remain something of an enigma: MGM's influential adaptation of Hammett's
The Thin Man
has been all but ignored by critics and historians, while classic entries such as
The Maltese Falcon
and
Murder, My Sweet
are usually considered only within the wider context of
film noir
. This book provides a new perspective on the private eye mini-genre of the studio area. Drawing extensively on archival material, Hollywood Through Private Eyes links the private eye screen adaptation to its novelistic source, charting the journey from page to screen and exploring the key influences along the way.
The Thin Man
has been all but ignored by critics and historians, while classic entries such as
The Maltese Falcon
and
Murder, My Sweet
are usually considered only within the wider context of
film noir
. This book provides a new perspective on the private eye mini-genre of the studio area. Drawing extensively on archival material, Hollywood Through Private Eyes links the private eye screen adaptation to its novelistic source, charting the journey from page to screen and exploring the key influences along the way.
The private detective novels of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Mickey Spillane have provided the source for some of Hollywood's most successful, controversial and baffling films. Spanning almost the whole of the studio era, the private eye mini-genre boasted stars like William Powell, Humphrey Bogart and Dick Powell, as well as top-calibre directors John Huston, Edward Dmytryk and Robert Aldrich. Yet the movies themselves still manage to remain something of an enigma: MGM's influential adaptation of Hammett's
The Thin Man
has been all but ignored by critics and historians, while classic entries such as
The Maltese Falcon
and
Murder, My Sweet
are usually considered only within the wider context of
film noir
. This book provides a new perspective on the private eye mini-genre of the studio area. Drawing extensively on archival material, Hollywood Through Private Eyes links the private eye screen adaptation to its novelistic source, charting the journey from page to screen and exploring the key influences along the way.
The Thin Man
has been all but ignored by critics and historians, while classic entries such as
The Maltese Falcon
and
Murder, My Sweet
are usually considered only within the wider context of
film noir
. This book provides a new perspective on the private eye mini-genre of the studio area. Drawing extensively on archival material, Hollywood Through Private Eyes links the private eye screen adaptation to its novelistic source, charting the journey from page to screen and exploring the key influences along the way.
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