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Dark Passage is a crime novel by David Goodis. It was the basis for the 1947 film noir of the same name. The film implements extensive use of the first-person camera technique.
Dark Passage. David Goodis. 3.97. 1,272 ratings159 reviews. Sentenced to life in San Quentin for the alleged murder of his wife, Vince Parry escapes in a desperate attempt to prove his innocence. A fugitive from justice, in the depths of despair, he finds refuge with a beautiful woman as he struggles to unravel a nightmarish plot.
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Jan 1, 1988 · 4.1 100 ratings. See all formats and editions. Convicted of murdering his wife, a crime he did not commit, Vincent Parry escapes from San Quentin, undergoes a face change operation, and heads for South America, but complications involve a beautiful blonde, a man in a Studebaker, and several corpses. Read more.
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Mar 22, 2022 · 1988. Publisher. New York : Zebra Books : Kensington Pub. Corp. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. 251 pages ; 18 cm. Notes. Some pages damaged with loss of content. Most of the text contains cut-off due to tight binding. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate.
The story of a man railroaded for his wife’s murder and forced to assume a different identity after escaping from prison becomes in Goodis’s hands a lyrical evocation of urban fear and loneliness.
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David Goodis: Dark Passage (LOA eBook Classic) “Film noir fans will immediately recognize this title as the basis for the 1947 film starring Bogart and Bacall. The plot follows protagonist Vince Parry’s escape from San Quentin in order to find out who framed him for the murder of his wife.
Dark Passage by David Goodis | Penguin Random House Canada. A Library of America eBook Classic. Author David Goodis. Share Save. Add to Goodreads. For the first time, the best work of a distinctive master of American noir is available in authoritative e-book editions from The Library of America.
