Death on the cheap

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Lyons is the author of eighteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Dead Are Discreet and other mysteries featuring private eye Jacob Asch. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Klappentext Arthur Lyons entertainingly looks at the history of the B movie and how it led to the genre that would come to be called noir. The book, loaded with 40 movie stills, also features a witty and informative filmography (including video sources) of B films that have largely been ignored or neglected--"lost" to the general public but now restored to their rightful place in movie history thanks to "Death on the Cheap". Zusammenfassung "Robert Mitchum once commented to Arthur Lyons about his movies of the 1940s and 1950s: "Hell, we didn't know what film noir was in those days. We were just making movies. Cary Grant and all the big st"

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Lyons, Arthur Lypns
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2000
• EAN: 9780306809965
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80996-5
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, HISTORY / General, Other performing arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, History: specific events and topics, Crime and mystery fiction, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, History of Performing Arts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, FICTION / Performing Arts / Film, Television & Radio