Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film NoirMcFarland, 24/01/2006 - 368 من الصفحات Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding premises. A contemporary of Hammett and Chandler, he competed with them for notoriety in the pulps and became the single most adapted writer for films of the noir period. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of a Woolrich story is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). Even today, his work is still onscreen; Michael Cristofer's Original Sin (2001) is based on one of his tales. This book offers a detailed analysis of many of Woolrich's novels and short stories; examines films adapted from these works; and shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 30 films compose the bulk of the study, though many other additions of films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes and characters. The introduction includes a biographical sketch of Woolrich and his relationship to the noir era, and the book is illustrated with stills from Woolrich's noir classics. |
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 3 |
The Corpse Next Door January 23 1937 | 25 |
Face Work October 1937 | 31 |
Im Dangerous Tonight November 1937 | 39 |
I Wouldnt Be in Your Shoes March 12 1938 | 47 |
All at Once No Alice March 20 1940 | 57 |
CJag October 1940 | 67 |
Dormant Account May 1942 | 190 |
Phantom Lady 1942 | 200 |
The Black Angel 1943 | 213 |
Deadline at Dawn 1944 | 230 |
The Black Path of Fear 1944 | 242 |
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1945 | 261 |
Waltz into Darkness 1947 | 276 |
The Boy Cried Murder March 1947 | 303 |
The Bride Wore Black 1940 | 78 |
He Looked Like Murder February 8 1941 | 93 |
Nightmare March 1941 | 107 |
The Black Curtain 1941 | 130 |
Rear Window February 1942 | 143 |
Black Alibi 1942 | 175 |
I Married a Dead Man 1948 | 324 |
For the Rest of Her Life May 1968 | 345 |
Bibliography | 355 |
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