Richard Armstrong teaches film studies at Cambridge University and is an associate tutor affiliated with the British Film Institute. He lives in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

“a pleasure to read”—Choice; “valuable contribution to the study of Wilder...extraordinarily handy...extensive research...useful”—Film & History; “fascinating...exhaustive researching...the book so excellently researched and written should be the first thing a first-year film student reads without a doubt...a must-read for all film buffs, film students and actors”—Canyon News; “excellent”—Senses of Cinema; “fifteen Wilder films from 1941–81 are analyzed in separate chronological chapters”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. Hold Back the Dawn and Ball of Fire      2. The Major and the Minor      3. Double Indemnity      4. The Lost Weekend      5. Sunset Blvd.      6. Ace in the Hole      7. Stalag Á7      8. The Seven Year Itch      9. The Spirit of St. Louis      10. Some Like It Hot      11. The Apartment      12. Kiss Me, Stupid      13. The Fortune Cookie      14. The Front Page      15. Buddy Buddy      Filmography      Notes      Bibliography      Index

Richard Armstrong teaches film studies at Cambridge University and is an associate tutor affiliated with the British Film Institute. He lives in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

“a pleasure to read”—Choice; “valuable contribution to the study of Wilder...extraordinarily handy...extensive research...useful”—Film & History; “fascinating...exhaustive researching...the book so excellently researched and written should be the first thing a first-year film student reads without a doubt...a must-read for all film buffs, film students and actors”—Canyon News; “excellent”—Senses of Cinema; “fifteen Wilder films from 1941–81 are analyzed in separate chronological chapters”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. Hold Back the Dawn and Ball of Fire      2. The Major and the Minor      3. Double Indemnity      4. The Lost Weekend      5. Sunset Blvd.      6. Ace in the Hole      7. Stalag Á7      8. The Seven Year Itch      9. The Spirit of St. Louis      10. Some Like It Hot      11. The Apartment      12. Kiss Me, Stupid      13. The Fortune Cookie      14. The Front Page      15. Buddy Buddy      Filmography      Notes      Bibliography      Index

Richard Armstrong teaches film studies at Cambridge University and is an associate tutor affiliated with the British Film Institute. He lives in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

“a pleasure to read”—Choice; “valuable contribution to the study of Wilder...extraordinarily handy...extensive research...useful”—Film & History; “fascinating...exhaustive researching...the book so excellently researched and written should be the first thing a first-year film student reads without a doubt...a must-read for all film buffs, film students and actors”—Canyon News; “excellent”—Senses of Cinema; “fifteen Wilder films from 1941–81 are analyzed in separate chronological chapters”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. Hold Back the Dawn and Ball of Fire      2. The Major and the Minor      3. Double Indemnity      4. The Lost Weekend      5. Sunset Blvd.      6. Ace in the Hole      7. Stalag Á7      8. The Seven Year Itch      9. The Spirit of St. Louis      10. Some Like It Hot      11. The Apartment      12. Kiss Me, Stupid      13. The Fortune Cookie      14. The Front Page      15. Buddy Buddy      Filmography      Notes      Bibliography      Index