Overview
Noirāas a style, movement, or sensibilityāhas its roots in hardboiled detective fiction by writers like Chandler and Hammett, and films adapted from their novels were among the first called āfilm noirā by French cineĢastes. But film isnāt the only medium with a taste for a dark story.Ā
Hundreds of noir dramas have been produced for television, featuring detectives and femmes fatales, gangsters, and dark deeds, continuing week after week, with a new disruption of the social order. In TV Noir, television historian Allen Glover presents the first complete study of the subject. Deconstructing its key elements with astute analysis, from NBCās adaptation of Woolrichās The Black Angel to the anthology programs of the ā40s and ā50s, from the classic period of Dragnet, M Squad, and 77 Sunset Strip to neo-noirs of the ā60s and ā70s including The Fugitive, Kolchak, and Harry O., this is the essential volume on TV noir.Ā
This book title, TV Noir (Dark Drama on the Small Screen), ISBN: 9781590201671, by Allen Glover, published by Abrams (September 24, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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