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Blue Dahlia : A Screenplay by Raymond Chandler (1976) SC
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- ISBN
- 9780809307661
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN-10
0809307669
ISBN-13
9780809307661
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2783631
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blue Dahlia : a Screenplay
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Screenplays
Publication Year
1976
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts
Book Series
Screenplay Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
75-044121
Dewey Edition
19
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
791.43/72
Synopsis
A previously unpublished work by Raymond Chandler. Raymond Chandler's screenplay for The Blue Dahlia is a valuable addition to the published canon for the writer who has been called "the Shakespeare of hardboiled fiction." Converted from a never-completed novel, this screenplay is all that survives of the novel Chandler worked on between The Lady in the Lake and The Little Sister. In 1944Paramount Pictures, where Chandler was under contract, needed a rush script for Alan Ladd. Chandler agreed to cannibalize his novel-in-progress, but--as detailed in producer John Houseman's memoir--he became stuck and decided that he could only complete his screenplay drunk. The Blue Dahlia was completed on schedule and was well received, earning Chandler his second Academy Award nomination. Although the writer's screenplay is metamorphosed by other hands in the movie-making process, the screenplay as written has an independent existence, and may be read and judged as a literary work. Indeed, the movie studio archives are a valuable literary resource; and it is inevitable that many screenplays will be published as the study of movies expands. The Blue Dahlia is the story of a war hero who is suspected of having murdered his unfaithful wife. Although it does not involve a private-eye, the work utilizes familiar elements of Chandler's world: the loner hero, the quest for justice, the sense of a corrupt society, and-- above all--the theme of personal honor., A previously unpublished work by Raymond Chandler. Raymond Chandler's screenplay for The Blue Dahlia is a valuable addition to the published canon for the writer who has been called "the Shakespeare of hardboiled fiction." Converted from a never-completed novel, this screenplay is all that survives of the novel Chandler worked on between The Lady in the Lake and The Little Sister. In 1944 Paramount Pictures, where Chandler was under contract, needed a rush script for Alan Ladd. Chandler agreed to cannibalize his novel-in-progress, but--as detailed in producer John Houseman's memoir--he became stuck and decided that he could only complete his screenplay drunk. The Blue Dahlia was completed on schedule and was well received, earning Chandler his second Academy Award nomination. Although the writer's screenplay is metamorphosed by other hands in the movie-making process, the screenplay as written has an independent existence, and may be read and judged as a literary work. Indeed, the movie studio archives are a valuable literary resource; and it is inevitable that many screenplays will be published as the study of movies expands. The Blue Dahlia is the story of a war hero who is suspected of having murdered his unfaithful wife. Although it does not involve a private-eye, the work utilizes familiar elements of Chandler's world: the loner hero, the quest for justice, the sense of a corrupt society, and-- above all--the theme of personal honor., A previously unpublished work by Raymond Chandler. ""Raymond Chandler s screenplay for "The Blue Dahlia "is a valuable addition to the published canon for the writer who has been called the Shakespeare of hardboiled fiction. Converted from a never-completed novel, this screenplay is all that survives of the novel Chandler worked on between "The Lady in the Lake "and "The Little Sister."In 1944 Paramount Pictures, where Chandler was under contract, needed a rush script for Alan Ladd. Chandler agreed to cannibalize his novel-in-progress, butas detailed in producer John Houseman s memoirhe became stuck and decided that he could only complete his screenplay drunk. "The Blue Dahlia "was completed on schedule and was well received, earning Chandler his second Academy Award nomination.Although the writer s screenplay is metamorphosed by other hands in the movie-making process, the screenplay as written has an independent existence, and may be read and judged as a literary work. Indeed, the movie studio archives are a valuable literary resource; and it is inevitable that many screenplays will be published as the study of movies expands."""The Blue Dahlia "is the story of a war hero who is suspected of having murdered his unfaithful wife. Although it does not involve a private-eye, the work utilizes familiar elements of Chandler s world: the loner hero, the quest for justice, the sense of a corrupt society, and above allthe theme of personal honor."
Memoir by
Houseman, John
LC Classification Number
PN1997
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