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Title

Cornell Woolrich : from pulp noir to film noir / Thomas C. Renzi.

Author

Renzi, Thomas C., 1948-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.

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Description

viii, 371 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Woolrich's novels and short stories are examined, as are films adapted from these works. This work shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 29 films compose the bulk of the study, though other films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes, and characters"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968 > Criticism and interpretation
• Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968 > Film and video adaptations
• Noir fiction, American > History and criticism
• Film noir > History and criticism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-357) and index.

Contents

"The corpse next door" (January 23, 1937) -- Union city (1979) -- "Face work" (October 1937) -- Convicted (1938) -- "I'm dangerous tonight" (November 1937) -- I'm dangerous tonight (1990) -- "I wouldn't be in your shoes" (March 12, 1938) -- I wouldn't be in your shoes (1948) -- "All at once, no Alice" (March 20, 1940) -- The return of the whistler (1948) -- "C-jag" (October 1940) -- Fall guy (1947) -- The bride wore black (1940) -- The bride wore black (1967) -- "He looked like murder" (February 8, 1941) -- The guilty (1947) -- "Nightmare" (March 1941) -- Fear in the night (1947) -- Nightmare (1956) -- The black curtain (1941) -- Street of chance (1942) -- "Rear window" (1954) -- Rear window (television , 1998) -- Black alibi (1942) -- The leopard man (1943) -- "Dormant account" (May 1942) -- The mark of the whistler (1944) -- Phantom lady (1942) -- Phantom lady (1944) -- The black angel (1943) -- Black angel (1946) -- Deadline at dawn (1944) -- Deadline at dawn (1946) -- The black path of fear (1944) -- The chase (1946) -- Night as a thousand eyes (1945) -- Night has a thousand eyes (1948) -- Waltz into darkness (1947) -- Mississippi mermaid (1969) -- Original sin (2001) -- "The boy cried murder" (March 1947) -- The window (1949) -- The boy cried murder (1966) -- Cloak & dagger (1984) -- I married a dead man (1948) -- No man of her own (1950) -- J'ai épousé une ombre (1982) -- Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) -- She's no angel (television, 2003) -- "For the rest of her life" (May 1968) -- Martha (German television, 1973).

Call Number

MWES (Woolrich, C.) 06-3792

ISBN

078642351X (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005031453

OCLC

62281667

Author

Renzi, Thomas C., 1948-

Title

Cornell Woolrich : from pulp noir to film noir / Thomas C. Renzi.

Imprint

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-357) and index.

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Research Call Number

MWES (Woolrich, C.) 06-3792