{"product_id":"death-on-the-cheap-the-lost-b-movies-of-film-noir-paperback","title":"Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Mitchum once commented to Arthur Lyons about his movies of the 1940s and 1950s: \"Hell, we didn't know what film noir was in those days. We were just making movies. Cary Grant and all the big stars at RKO got all the lights. We lit our sets with cigarette butts.\" Film noir was made to order for the \"B,\" or low-budget, part of the movie double bill. It was cheaper to produce because it made do with less lighting, smaller casts, limited sets, and compact story lines--about con men, killers, cigarette girls, crooked cops, down-and-out boxers, and calculating, scheming, very deadly women. In \u003ci\u003eDeath on the Cheap\u003c\/i\u003e, Arthur Lyons entertainingly looks at the history of the B movie and how it led to the genre that would come to be called noir, a genre that decades later would be transformed in such \"neo-noir\" films as \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction, Fargo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e. The book, loaded with movie stills, also features a witty and informative filmography (including video sources) of B films that have largely been ignored or neglected--\"lost\" to the general public but now restored to their rightful place in movie history thanks to \u003ci\u003eDeath on the Cheap\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eighteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Are Discreet\u003c\/i\u003e and other mysteries featuring private eye Jacob Asch. He lives in Palm Springs, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.47 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45311564054630,"sku":"9780306809965","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NU95N2ZKYmtVNGxPL0NMd2VGY3Zsdz09.webp?v=1774284635","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/death-on-the-cheap-the-lost-b-movies-of-film-noir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}