Nathaniel Deyo is a lecturer in the Composition Program at the University of Miami, Florida, USA.

“While Film Noir and the Possibilities of Hollywood should be of special interest to scholars of film noir, the book also proves to be a meaningful addition to the broader field of film and media studies.” (Heather Duerre Humann, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Vol. 48 (3), 2020)

• 1. Introduction: The Case of the Missing Films.- Part I: Paradigmatic and Conventional.- 2. The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, & Out of the Past: Paradigm Cases.- 3. The Narrow Margin: Convention as Deception.- Part II: Auteurist Noir.- 4. Ministry of Fear: Fritz Lang’s De-Suturing Operations.- 5. The Big Sleep: Howard Hawks’s Hollywood Fantasy.- 6. Laura: Otto Preminger’s Statement of Purpose.- Part III: Noir and History.- 7. Act of Violence: Articulating the Spaces of Modernity.- 8. Reign of Terror & The Tall Target: Theses on the Philosophy of History.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 9. Conclusion: Reflections on Method

Nathaniel Deyo is a lecturer in the Composition Program at the University of Miami, Florida, USA.

“While Film Noir and the Possibilities of Hollywood should be of special interest to scholars of film noir, the book also proves to be a meaningful addition to the broader field of film and media studies.” (Heather Duerre Humann, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Vol. 48 (3), 2020)

• 1. Introduction: The Case of the Missing Films.- Part I: Paradigmatic and Conventional.- 2. The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, & Out of the Past: Paradigm Cases.- 3. The Narrow Margin: Convention as Deception.- Part II: Auteurist Noir.- 4. Ministry of Fear: Fritz Lang’s De-Suturing Operations.- 5. The Big Sleep: Howard Hawks’s Hollywood Fantasy.- 6. Laura: Otto Preminger’s Statement of Purpose.- Part III: Noir and History.- 7. Act of Violence: Articulating the Spaces of Modernity.- 8. Reign of Terror & The Tall Target: Theses on the Philosophy of History.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 9. Conclusion: Reflections on Method

Nathaniel Deyo is a lecturer in the Composition Program at the University of Miami, Florida, USA.

“While Film Noir and the Possibilities of Hollywood should be of special interest to scholars of film noir, the book also proves to be a meaningful addition to the broader field of film and media studies.” (Heather Duerre Humann, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Vol. 48 (3), 2020)

• 1. Introduction: The Case of the Missing Films.- Part I: Paradigmatic and Conventional.- 2. The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, & Out of the Past: Paradigm Cases.- 3. The Narrow Margin: Convention as Deception.- Part II: Auteurist Noir.- 4. Ministry of Fear: Fritz Lang’s De-Suturing Operations.- 5. The Big Sleep: Howard Hawks’s Hollywood Fantasy.- 6. Laura: Otto Preminger’s Statement of Purpose.- Part III: Noir and History.- 7. Act of Violence: Articulating the Spaces of Modernity.- 8. Reign of Terror & The Tall Target: Theses on the Philosophy of History.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 9. Conclusion: Reflections on Method