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High Heels on Wet Pavement
moderntimes.com
Essay from Michael Mills' The Palace examines the role of the femme fatale in film noir and how the archetype changed over time.
James M. Cain: The Prince of Darkness
film.guardian.co.uk
William Preston Robertson on hard-boiled writer James M. Cain's novels vs. the film noirs that were made from them.
The Noir Connection
germanhollywood.com
An essay describing film noir and the influence of German expressionism. Also a bibliography, filmography, and trivia quiz.