RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 668182937 LA English T1 Film noir guide : 745 films of the classic era, 1940-1959 A1 Keaney, Michael F.,, PB McFarland PP Jefferson, N.C. YR 2011 SN 078646366X 9780786463664 AB "More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book -- such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending."--Back cover. Also features memorable lines from each film, and identifies familiar television actors appearing in the films early in their careers.