The Black Curtain
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| Author | Cornell Woolrich |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1941 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 305 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 7822613 |
| Preceded by | The Bride Wore Black |
| Followed by | Black Alibi |
The Black Curtain is a mystery novel written by Cornell Woolrich.
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[edit] Plot
The story concerns a man with amnesia, named Frank Townsend. He cannot remember anything from the previous three years of his life. As it turns out, he is a convicted murderer. He struggles to find a loophole in the overwhelming evidence.
[edit] Film, TV and theatrical adaptations
There has been one cinematic adaptation of the novel and one much later done for television
- Street of Chance October 3, 1942 directed by Sol C. Siegel
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Black Curtain 15 November, 1962 directed by Sydney Pollack
[edit] References
- The Black Curtain [WorldCat.org] (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
