Police on screen
Police on screen: Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers
M. Ray Lott
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
ISBN: 0786425776
LCC: PN1995.9
Edition: (softcover : alk. paper)
Summary:
"This comprehensive examination provides a critical-historical
analysis of law enforcement in American cinema. From High Noon to The
Empire Strikes Back, it examines the police in their many
incarnations with emphasis on the ways in which lawmen are portrayed
and how this portrayal changes over time"--Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes filmography: p. 203-209.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.
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