Hardboiled Hollywood: The Origins of the Great Crime Films by Max Décharné

Hardboiled Hollywood: The Origins of the Great Crime Films

Max Décharné

240 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction crime informative medium-paced

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The Big Sleep, The Godfather, Little Caesar, LA Confidential—behind these classic films there’s a story waiting to be told, and pulp novels, bank robbers, and serial killers have all played a part in shaping crime cinema. But after Hollywood throw...

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