>> I'm wondering if it [Shane] might have been a
turning point in the
>> depiction of violence in cinema in general and
in crime writing in
particular.
>> The only pre-1953 hardboiled writing I've read
has been Edward Anderson,
Horace
>> McCoy, Hammet, and Chandler (sheesh, there must
more...some of the
really early
>> John D. Macdonald?). Anyway, I can't remember
just how realistic the
violence
>> was. It's been a few years.
Bob mentioned some gaslight-era graphic violence in response
to this; I'd just like to add the classic pre '50s example,
the beating scene in Hammett's THE GLASS KEY. If I recall
correctly, this broke new ground in written violence, and was
far more violent than anything shown on the screen for, well,
quite a while afterwards.
Best, Vicky Esposito-Shea
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