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<p>Recent crime films such as <i>Scarface</i>, the Dirty Harry series, and <i>The Godfather</i> have captured the American imagination, but they owe a large debt to the early crime talkies such as <i>The Public Enemy</i>, Paul Muni'S <i>Scarface</i>, and <i>Little Caesar</i>. More than 1,000 entries are featured in this volume, complete with the names of directors, screen writers, and major players offering a wealth of data supported by plot evaluations. For the serious student of crime films, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of the genre. It is the only one-volume work that includes all crime sub-genres (detective, mystery, cops and robbers, and courtroom dramas) in addition to gangster films.</p> <p>The period between the end of the silent film (1927) and the general acceptance of the sound film (1929) is often referred to as a transition period. The majority of theaters were not wired for sound, so many films were released in both silent and sound versions. Some added only sound effects or music to the sound track, while others offered only brief segments of sound. The early 1930s marked the end of this transition period and firmly established the sound era. This vol

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Author

Larry Langman and Daniel Finn

Publisher

Greenwood; Bloomsbury

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9798216092766

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Humanities