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Dark City: The Film Noir (1984).
By Spencer Selby.
Published by McFarland
Classics.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0786404787
ISBN-13: 978-0786404780
Description:
The most complete
reference to the dark 40s and 50s stylistic dramas. The first section has a
lengthy analytical essay as well as detailed plot descriptions and credits for
25 classics – such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Detective
Story. The second section is an annotated filmography including major
credits and short descriptions of nearly 500 films. Also included are
appendices listing every film noir by both director and chronological order,
off-genre noirs, and other films bearing important relationships to the noir
cycle.
San
Francisco’s Spencer Selby spent over five years researching and writing Dark
City. This acclaimed work was called “a first-rate reference” by Booklist,
while American Reference Books Annual called the book “Brilliant … both
valuable and informative.”
