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Informationen zum Autor The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington. Klappentext Beginning in the mid-1940s, the bleak, brooding mood of film noir began seeping into that most optimistic of film genres, the western. Story lines took on a darker tone and western films adopted classic noir elements of moral ambiguity, complex anti-heroes and explicit violence. The noir western helped set the standard for the darker science fiction, action and superhero films of today, as well as for acclaimed TV series such as HBO's Deadwood and AMC's Breaking Bad. This book covers the stylistic shift in westerns in mid-20th century Hollywood, offering close readings of the first noir westerns, along with revealing portraits of the eccentric and talented directors who brought the films to life. Zusammenfassung Beginning in the mid-1940s! the bleak! brooding mood of film noir began seeping into that most optimistic of film genres! the western. This book covers the stylistic shift in westerns in mid-20th century Hollywood! offering close readings of the first noir westerns! along with revealing portraits of the eccentric and talented directors who brought the films to life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface ?BR>Introduction: The Dark Cowboy Rides into Town ?BR>1.?he Darkening West: Conscience and Cruelty Collide in William Wellman's The ?x-Bow Incident, Yellow Sky and Track of the Cat ?2.?he Tyranny of Troubled Pasts: Escape and the Futility of It in Raoul Walsh's Pursued and Colorado Territory ?3.?here Treachery Springs Eternal: Staying Human in the Harsh Worlds of Andr? de Toth's Ramrod and Day of the Outlaw ?4.?"The topography of menace": Painting the Western Black in Robert Wise's Blood on the Moon ?5.?esterns Shaken and Stirred: Sam Fuller Upends Genre Conventions in I Shot Jesse James and Forty Guns ?6.?elving Deeper into the Dark Side: Gregory Peck's ?oir-ish Heroes in Henry King's The Gunfighter and The Bravados ?7.?eliverance on a Down Note: The Tortured, Grimly Determined Heroes of Anthony Mann's Devil's Doorway, The Naked Spur and Man of the West ?58.?ightmare in Broad Daylight: Evil Poses as the Law in Allan Dwan's Silver Lode ?09.?elping the Western to Grow Up: The Complex, Shaded Characters in Delmer Daves' 3:10 to Yuma and The Hanging Tree ?010.?"They're going to kill us, Mrs. Mims": Horror and Absurdity Ride Together in Budd Boetticher's The Tall T and Ride Lonesome ?811.?arkness in Shinbone: Noir Is Busting Out All Over in John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ?5Conclusion: Ride On, Dark Cowboy ?7Fifty Additional ?oir-ish ?ostwar Westerns Worth Seeing ?9Chapter Notes ?5Bibliography ?9Index ?1...
