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PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
ISBN-100809307588
ISBN-139780809307586
eBay Product ID (ePID)653001
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlue Dahlia : a Screenplay
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1976
TopicFilm / General, Screenplays, American / General
IllustratorYes
GenreDrama, Performing Arts
AuthorRaymond Chandler
Book SeriesScreenplay Library
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN75-044121
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal791.43/72
SynopsisA previously unpublished work by Raymond Chandler.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the quest for justice, the sense of a corrupt society, and-- above all--the theme of personal honor., A previously unpublished work by Raymond Chandler.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 byHouseman, John
LC Classification NumberPN1997
