Chasing the Maltese Falcon: On the fabrications of a film prop

Journal of Visual Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-246

  Sobchack, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 61149194444     PISSN: 14704129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470412907078566     Document Type: Article

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