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TV noir : dark drama on the small screen / Allen Glover.

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 neonoirs of the '60s and '70s, including The fugitive, Kolchak, and Harry O.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glover, Allen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams, 2019.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery television programs > United States > History and criticism.
Television crime shows > United States > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery television programs.
Television crime shows.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of 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.

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