Raymond Chandler bibliography drinking. He began writing crime stories for the pulp magazines "Black Mask", "Detective Fiction Weekly", "The Fortnightly Intruder" and "Dime Detective". The stories were subsequently brought together in collected editions. In 1939, at the behest of the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., Chandler wrote his first novel, "The Big Sleep", for which he used parts of his short stories "Killer in the Rain" (1935) and "The Curtain" (1936). He went on to write seven novels, many of which featured the character Philip Marlowe. In 1944 Chandler was asked by Paramount Pictures to write the script for the film "Double Indemnity"
Crime of Passion (1957 film) a strong feminist message and an even stronger Stanwyck performance." Critic Glenn Erickson liked the film's "noir" screenplay and wrote, ""Crime of Passion" is a fascinating film that goes head-on with the classic conception of the "femme fatale" character. Screenwriter Jo Eisinger wrote the delirious 1946 "Gilda," "noir's" most romantically perverse epic, but here she dissects the murderous female from a 50s perspective. It's hard-edged, direct in its theme and both dated and progressive at the same time. Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden make an exceptional screen couple." Crime of Passion (1957 film) Crime of Passion is a 1957 American