Contents
List of Films, Actors, and Directors vii
Preface: The Problem of Film Noir xi
PART I: ESSAYS
Introduction: Readings on Film Noir 3
Geoff Mayer
The Hard-Boiled Infl uence 19
Geoff Mayer
Film Noir and the City 47
Brian McDonnell
McCarthyism, the House Committee on Un-American Activities,
and the Caper Film 62
Geoff Mayer
Film Noir Style 70
Brian McDonnell
PART II: ENTRIES ON FILMS, ACTORS, AND DIRECTORS
The Encyclopedia 85
Selected Bibliography 451
Index 455
