Films and radio entertained audiences throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood, but radio thrillers and film noir possessed a unique connection during this period. Whether audiences viewed thrillers and noirs on screen or indulged in the “theatre of the mind” that was what is now old-time radio, the noir style of storytelling was evident in both cinema and radio.
Frank Krutnik’s Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers: Radio and Film Noir examines the connection between noir films and radio productions, arguing that radio’s noir dramas served as a counterpart to noir films. Through exceptional research, Krutnik delivers on this point and offers readers an additional understanding of a medium that was considered a rival to cinema.
This book is recommended to fans of film noir and old-time radio dramas.
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