Synopsis "The Great Detective Pictures"
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Great Detective Pictures by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. This in-depth volume covers some 350 feature films, telefilms, and serials from the prolific detective genre. This book showcases such classics as Bulldog Drummond (1922), The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Thin Man (1934), Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Chinatown (1974), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Harper (1966), along with scores of lesser-known but very entertaining sleuthing pictures. In addition, The Great Detective Pictures provides a look at the cinematic work of assorted fictional gumshoes, including Sherlock Holmes, the Lone Wolf, Philip Marlowe, Charlie Chan, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, the Crime Doctor, Sam Spade, Ellery Queen, Mr. Moto, and many others. Each entry contains detailed cast/characters and technical credits, a discussion of the film, and review quotes. This volume also includes a bibliography of detective fiction sources and a listing of radio and television detective series. This is a valuable reference work and enlightening movie guide for both film fans and cinema historians, as well as an outstanding sourcebook to many of the detective genre entries now available for viewing on TV, DVDs, and the Internet.
