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"Dark Passage"
Comparison Essay # 19433
"Dark Passage"
A comparison of the 1946 novel by David Goodis and the 1947 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
5 sources |
1992
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"Dark Passage (1946) is a David Goodis novel that was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, and then sold to Warner Bros. for the film that Delmer Daves directed, even before it appeared in hardback. It is interesting to compare the film "Dark Passage" (1947) with the Goodis book, because the director had to make a number of cinematic changes in order to get at the essence of the novel's prose and technique.Goodis writes his novel in the third person, and his clipped sentences make it a perfect vehicle for a film noir: "It was a tough break. Parry was innocent. On top of that he was a decent sort of guy who never bothered people and wanted to lead a quiet life." (Goodis 7)
In the film Bogart plays Vincent Parry, who escapes from San Quentin in order to prove his innocence in the murder of his..."
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