True Hollywood noir : filmland mysteries and murders

Di Mambro, Dina 1961- (author.).

Summary: Explore some of Filmland's most fascinating mysteries, scandals and murders, lived by the players behind the scenes. Each chapter dissects the various theories in each case, but it is up to you to make up your own mind. From the West Coast mob and city corruption intertwining with Hollywood mysteries on and off the screen, to the plots of noir films pulled from actual happenings in the underworld, get the stories behind the stories, the darker images playing out in living color behind the silver screen.

Record details

ISBN: 9780615572697 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0615572693
ISBN: 9781492338857
ISBN: 1492338850
Physical Description: print
xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: [California] : Dina Di Mambro, [2013]
Manufacturer: North Charleston, South Carolina : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-239) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

William Desmond Taylor: The unsolved murder (1922) -- The Hearst affair: The mysterious death of Thomas H. Ince (1924) -- Jean Harlow: Last night was only a comedy (1932) -- Thelma Todd: The ice cream blonde (1935) -- Joan Bennett: The shot that killed a film career (1951) -- Lana Turner and Johnny Stompanato: The story you haven't heard (1958) -- George Reeves: Who killed Superman? (1959) -- The secret life of Bob Crane (1978) -- Gig Young: Game of death (1978) -- Natalie Wood's final voyage (1981) -- Robert Blake: In cold blood (2001) -- The real Mickey Cohen.