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A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties (Hardcover, New)
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A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties (Hardcover, New)
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts
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Recent crime films such as Scarface, the Dirty Harry series, and
The Godfather have captured the American imagination, but they owe
a large debt to the early crime talkies such as The Public Enemy,
Paul Muni's Scarface, and Little Caesar. More than 1,000 entries
are featured in this volume, complete with the names of directors,
screen writers, and major players offering a wealth of data
supported by plot evaluations. For the serious student of crime
films, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of the genre.
It is the only one-volume work that includes all crime sub-genres
(detective, mystery, cops and robbers, and courtroom dramas) in
addition to gangster films. The period between the end of the
silent film (1927) and the general acceptance of the sound film
(1929) is often referred to as a transition period. The majority of
theaters were not wired for sound, so many films were released in
both silent and sound versions. Some added only sound effects or
music to the sound track, while others offered only brief segments
of sound. The early 1930s marked the end of this transition period
and firmly established the sound era. This volume pays homage to
these early, often crude melodramas. The authors aim to preserve
the memories of these films for their own generation and to
introduce these works to a new generation thirsty for entertainment
and knowledge.
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