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Summary: A Master of Film Noir
Review: This is a dissertation published as a book. It should be of interest to readers interested in film noir, as it has very detailed discussions of "The Killers" (1946) and "Criss Cross" (1949) as well as Siodmak's other Hollywood films noir.The book only examines Siodmak's films. The title, a play on "The File on Thelma Jordan," the last of Siodmak's American films noir, sets up false expectations that the book will deal with Siodmak's private life, perhaps politics in that era of WWII and HUAC, but this is not the case. Still, the films get wonderful coverage, and this book should fight the tendency in recent years to overlook Siodmak's contribution to film noir.
Rating:
Summary: A Master of Film Noir
Review: This is a dissertation published as a book. It should be of interest to readers interested in film noir, as it has very detailed discussions of "The Killers" (1946) and "Criss Cross" (1949) as well as Siodmak's other Hollywood films noir. The book only examines Siodmak's films. The title, a play on "The File on Thelma Jordan," the last of Siodmak's American films noir, sets up false expectations that the book will deal with Siodmak's private life, perhaps politics in that era of WWII and HUAC, but this is not the case. Still, the films get wonderful coverage, and this book should fight the tendency in recent years to overlook Siodmak's contribution to film noir.
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