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Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers

Title
Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers / M. Ray Lott.
Author
Lott, M. Ray, 1960-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.

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Description
vii, 214 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Summary
"This comprehensive examination provides a critical-historical analysis of law enforcement in American cinema. From High Noon to The Empire Strikes Back, it examines the police in their many incarnations with emphasis on the ways in which lawmen are portrayed and how this portrayal changes over time"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Police films > United States > History and criticism
  • Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism
  • Western films > United States > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes filmography: p. 203-209.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.
Call Number
MFL 06-5508
ISBN
0786425776 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2006010758
  • 9780786425778
OCLC
  • 65400542
  • vendorOCM65400542
Author
Lott, M. Ray, 1960-
Title
Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers / M. Ray Lott.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Bibliography
Includes filmography: p. 203-209.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.
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9780786425778
Research Call Number
MFL 06-5508
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