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Ross Macdonald

Probes the style and spirit of mystery writer Ross Macdonald, weaving his words with shots of the Southern California locale in which he sets most of his novels. Examines MacDonald's views on the "popular" genre, symbolism, and sources of inspiration for his works. Includes MacDonald reading excerpts from The Galton Case, Black Money, and The Blue Hammer., Probes the style and spirit of mystery writer Ross Macdonald, weaving his words with shots of the Southern California locale in which he sets most of his novels. Examines MacDonald's views on the "popular" genre, symbolism, and sources of inspiration for his works. Includes MacDonald reading excerpts from The Galton Case, Black Money, and The Blue Hammer.
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, . Through his fictional detective, Lew Archer, novelist Ross MacDonald has become America's most renowned living mystery writer. This film explores the author and his sense of place, story development and his use of the popular mystery form for serious purposes., Probes the style and spirit of mystery writer Ross Macdonald, weaving his words with shots of the Southern California locale in which he sets most of his novels. Examines MacDonald's views on the "popular" genre, symbolism, and sources of inspiration for his works. Includes MacDonald reading excerpts from The Galton Case, Black Money, and The Blue Hammer.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q318297 ↗ — year, genre

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