Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood

by Ron Backer

This companion volume to Mystery Movie Series of 1940s Hollywood (McFarland, 2010) focuses on 22 series and 167 individual films, primarily released during the 1930s. It was a decade that featured some of the most famous cinema detectives of all time, among them Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Philo Vance, Nancy Drew, and such lesser known but equally entertaining figures as Hildegarde Withers, Torchy Blane, Mr. Moto, Mr. Wong, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786469757
• ISBN13: 9780786469758
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher