TV Noir: Dark Drama on the Small Screen
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1590201671
ISBN 13
9781590201671
Category
Television History
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Publication Year
2019
Publisher
Pages
256
Subject
Detective and mystery television programs; Detective and mystery television programs- United States- History and criticism; Television crime shows; Television crime shows- United States- History and criticism
Abstract
The author surveys TV programming that evolved from the film noir heyday, including the anthology programs of the '40s and '50s; the classic period of Dragnet, M Squad, and 77 Sunset Strip; and the neo-noirs of the '60s and '70s, including The fugitive, Kolchak, and Harry O.
Description
Contents:
Introduction: lights out in the wasteland. Live noir : The black angel
The anthologies
The detectives. A classic cycle : Hollywood noir: the rise of the telefilm
Dragnet
I led 3 lives
M squad
Richard Diamond and Peter Gunn
77 Sunset Strip
Staccato
The twilight zone. Neo noir : Danger man and THe prisoner
The fugitive
Universal noir '64
The loser
The invaders
Kolchak: the night stalker
Harry O. Closing scenes : Chaos and order
Light and shadow
The investigative journey
The noir setting. Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
Introduction: lights out in the wasteland. Live noir : The black angel
The anthologies
The detectives. A classic cycle : Hollywood noir: the rise of the telefilm
Dragnet
I led 3 lives
M squad
Richard Diamond and Peter Gunn
77 Sunset Strip
Staccato
The twilight zone. Neo noir : Danger man and THe prisoner
The fugitive
Universal noir '64
The loser
The invaders
Kolchak: the night stalker
Harry O. Closing scenes : Chaos and order
Light and shadow
The investigative journey
The noir setting. Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
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