A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties

by Larry Langman and Daniel Finn

Book Overview

Recent crime films such as Scarface, the Dirty Harry series, and The Godfather have captured the American imagination, but they owe a large debt to the early crime talkies such as The Public Enemy, Paul Muni's Scarface, and Little Caesar. More than 1,000 entries are featured in this volume, complete with the names of directors, screen writers, and major players offering a wealth of data supported by plot evaluations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313295328
• ISBN13: 9780313295324
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"