A Dorothy Hughes revival has been in the works for a few years, which is a very good thing, for she was one of the most gifted authors of American literary noir in the s and '50s, every bit the equal of Hammett, Chandler, Cain and Goodis. "The Fallen Sparrow" is one of her early efforts and as such is only partially www.doorway.rus: · The Fallen Sparrow, published in and adapted for the screen the following year, was Hughes’s breakout success, and in , In a Lonely Place would cement her place in the pantheon of crime fiction. She took the genre seriously, reviewed it throughout her life, wrestled with its influence, icons, and legacies, and honed her own craft throughout the s and into the early 50s, the heyday Author: Dwyer Murphy. Combining striking imagery, sensory details, and memorable characterization, Dorothy B. Hughes builds a good head of paranoia and suspense in her thriller THE FALLEN SPARROW. Hughes does a masterful job of bringing us readers into the mindset of troubled yet determined hero John "Kit" McKittrick/5(10).
John Garfield was borrowed from Warner by RKO for The Fallen Sparrow, a well-executed espionage melodrama, co-starring Maureen O'Hara.. Tautly directed by Richard Wallace, The Fallen Sparrow is based on the best-selling novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. Garfield plays John "Kit" McKittrick, an idealistic Spanish Civil War veteran who survives two torturous years in a fascist prison. Guest blogger D.A. Kolodenko tackles Dorothy B. Hughes' "The Fallen Sparrow" as the April Noir Book of the Month Club selection. The film version screens April 8 at Digital Gym Cinema. The Fallen Sparrow. Dorothy B. Hughes. • 1 Rating; $; $; Publisher Description. An escapee from a Spanish prison hunts for his best friend's killer in New York For more than a year, Kit McKittrick languishes in a Fascist prison, his days spent in darkness and his nights tortured by fear of his limping jailer, whose name he never.
Her first novel, The So Blue Marble (), began a streak in which Hughes published eleven novels in seven years: suspense stories The Cross-Eyed Bear (), The Bamboo Blonde (), The Fallen Sparrow (), The Blackbirder (), The Delicate Ape (), Dread Journey (), Ride the Pink Horse (), The Scarlet Imperial (), and In A Lonely Place (), as well as Johnnie (), a non-crime novel. The Fallen Sparrow by Hughes, Dorothy B.. New York: Dell Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. Covers have some light folding. Pages are browning. The Fallen Sparrow is a American spy film starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find out who murdered his friend. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
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