by Colin McArthur.

New York: The Viking Press, (1972).

First edition, first printing; Trade paperback issue.

Volume 20 in the Cinema One series.

Generously illustrated with photographs and stills from the films.

McArthur offers in-depth analysis of the the development of the gangster film genre and the thriller/noir genre.

He also examines the particular films and techniques of nine directors including Jean-Pierre Melville, Samuel Fuller, Fritz Lange, John Houston, Elia Kazan, Robert Siodmak, Don Seigel, Nicholas Ray, and Jules Dassin.

Faint crimp to the upper rear corner tip, light rubbing to the lower spine edge and spine folds, some dots of foxing to the outer upper page edges, inside covers starting to age-tone as usual, bookshop address stamped to the lower corner of the front end-paper, else tight and very good plus in semi-glossy photo illustrated stiff-card wraps with black titles to the front cover and white titles to the spine; original $2.75 price still intact to the rear cover.

Octavo; 176 pages; index; film titles index.

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