About this title: Robert Mitchum once commented to Arthur Lyons about his movies of the 1940s and 1950s: "Hell, we didn't know what film noir was in those days. We were just making movies. Cary Grant and all the big stars at RKO got all the lights. We lit our sets with cigarette butts." Film noir was made to order for the "B," or low-budget, part of the movie ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Da Capo Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809965ISBN:0306809966
Description: Illustrated. Very Good + This 6.5 x 8.5 softcover has 212 pages. This book looks at the history of the B movie and how it led to the genre that would come to be called noir, a genre that decades later would be transformed in such "neo-noir" films. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809965ISBN:0306809966
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. . Very Good Copy. Trade paperback. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is square with creasing and wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fair. 0306809966 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ORDERS SHIP WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS. MAY CONTAIN HIGHLIGHTING AND/OR WRITING. ALL USED BOOK ARE LISTED AS ACCEPTABLE BUT MAY BE GOOD/VERY GOOD/LIKE NEW. read more
Edition: F First Edition
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809965ISBN:0306809966
Description: 28 b/w Illustrations (chiefly Film stills) Very Good + 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Slight soiling and rubbing to wrappers (chiefly at extremities); publisher's black marker on lower edges (remainder mark; toward spine edge); else a nice, clean copy internally. x, 212 pages. Notable for the annotated filmography and list of sources. Preface by Gerald Petievich; bibliography and index. Number line from 1 to 10 on title page verso. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DA CAPO PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809965ISBN:0306809966
Description: New. Arthur Lyons entertainingly looks at the history of the B movie and how it led to the genre that would come to be called noir. The book, loaded with 40 movie stills, also features a witty and informative filmography (including video sources) of B fil... read more
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