The Great Detective Pictures
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
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This in-depth volume covers some 350 feature films, telefilms, and serials from the prolific detective genre. This book showcases such classics as Bulldog Drummond (1922), The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Thin Man (1934), Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Chinatown (1974), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Harper (1966), and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), along with scores of lesser-known but very enjoyable sleuthing pictures. In addition, The Great Detective Pictures provides a look at the cinematic work of assorted fictional gumshoes, including Sherlock Holmes, the Lone Wolf, Philip Marlowe, Charlie Chan, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, the Crime Doctor, Sam Spade, Ellery Queen, Mr. Moto, and many others. Each entry contains detailed cast/characters and technical credits, a discussion of the film, and review quotes. This volume also includes a bibliography of detective fiction sources and a listing of radio and television detective series. This is a valuable sourcebook for both cinema fans and film historians, as well as an outstanding reference guide to many of the detective genre entries now available on TV, DVDs, and the Internet.
About the authors:
James Robert Parish is the author of dozens of books about Hollywood and show business, including The Hollywood Book of Death, Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops, and biographies of many celebrities, including Mel Brooks, Whitney Houston, and Jason Biggs.
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Parish and Pitts score again with this thorough and well-written catalog of some 400 feature-length detective films, dating from 1905 to 1988. (Choice)
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