Build My Gallows High
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Build My Gallows High is a 1946 hardboiled crime novel by Geoffrey Homes, best known as the source material for the classic film noir Out of the Past.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Homes | 0 |
| Out of the Past | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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hardboiled novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Out of the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Build My Gallows High: A Novel of Suspense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Geoffrey Homes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRealNameOf | Daniel Mainwaring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Build My Gallows High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
crime fiction
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hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| hasFilmNoirAdaptation | Out of the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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crime ⓘ fatalism ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | noir fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kathie Moffat
NERFINISHED
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Red Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Whit Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | being source material for the film noir Out of the Past ⓘ |
| partOf | American hardboiled crime fiction canon ⓘ |
| pseudonymOf | Daniel Mainwaring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
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