Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-287) and index.
Contents
Stranger on the third floor (1940) -- The maltese falcon (1941) -- Double indemnity (1944) -- Murder, my sweet (1944) -- Detour (1945) -- The big sleep (1946) -- The killers (1946) -- Out of the past (1947) -- The lady from Shanghai (1948) -- Force of evil (1948) -- Gun crazy (1949) -- Sunset Boulevard (1950) -- The big heat ( 1953) -- The big combo (1955) -- Kiss me deadly (1955) -- The night of the hunter (1955) -- The killing (1956) -- Touch of evil (1958) -- The wider world of film noir.
