FILM NOIR – The Classic Era: 1941 to 1959.: A Straightforward and Concise Introduction.

This definitive book provides a simple, straightforward and concise introduction to Film Noir. It illustrates that Film Noir is much more a style rather than a genre. The book covers the classic era of Film Noir ― from 1941 to 1959.

This book also covers and discusses in detail the 56 forgotten film noir productions which were made from 1944 to 1956 within this classical period, all of which are now in the public domain, that is, the copyright for each has expired or was never registered for copyright in the first place.

This book also covers and discusses an outstanding example of early British Film Noir, They Drive by Night (1938).

The book is very well illustrated with stills and screen shots or with posters as designed for the original release of these classic Noir films made in the 1940s and 1950s.