Gangsters and G-men on screen: crime cinema then and now

The rise of the gangster film -- Little Caesar and The public enemy -- The story of Temple Drake and No orchids for Miss Blandish -- Dead end and This gun for hire -- Criss cross and White heat -- John Huston's Key Largo and The asphalt jungle -- The lady from Shanghai and The great Gatsby -- F...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. [u.a.] Rowman & Littlefield 2014
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Summary:The rise of the gangster film -- Little Caesar and The public enemy -- The story of Temple Drake and No orchids for Miss Blandish -- Dead end and This gun for hire -- Criss cross and White heat -- John Huston's Key Largo and The asphalt jungle -- The lady from Shanghai and The great Gatsby -- Fritz Lang's You only live once and The big heat -- The godfather: part II -- Bonnie and Clyde and The untouchables -- The grifters and The departed -- Dillinger and Public enemies -- Gangster squad and other films: time marches on and so does the gangster genre
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index
Physical Description:XII, 191 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9781442230750

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