Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir

by Gene D. Phillips

Book Overview

Film noir was a cycle in American cinema which first came into prominence during World War II, peaked in the 1950s, and began to taper off as a definable trend by 1960. Over the years, a group of films from the period emerged as noir standards, beginning with Stranger on the Third Floor in 1940. However, since film noir is too wide-ranging, it cannot be kept within the narrow limits of the official canon that has been established by film historians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810881896
• ISBN13: 9780810881891
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"