4. The Father of Film Noir: Fritz Lang

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Jews in Germany: Torn Between Two Worlds 22
6. 3. Jews and Expressionism: “Performing High and Low” 38
7. 4. The Father of Film Noir: Fritz Lang 58
8. 5. Fritz Lang in Hollywood 79
9. 6. The French Connection: Robert Siodmak 104
10. 7. Viennese Twins: Billy and Willy Wilder 124
11. 8. The ABZs of Film Noir: Otto Preminger and Edgar G. Ulmer 145
12. 9. Woman’s Directors: Curtis Bernhardt and Max Ophuls 167
13. 10. Pathological Noir, Populist Noir, and an Act of Violence: John Brahm, Anatole Litvak, Fred Zinnemann 185
14. Appendix: American Film Noirs by Jewish Émigré Directors 213
15. Notes 215
16. Bibliography 261
17. Index 269