Writing

David Goodis

Born March 2, 1917 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 7, 1967 · aged 49

David Loeb Goodis (March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American writer of crime fiction noted for his output of short stories and novels in the noir fiction genre. Born in Philadelphia, Goodis alternately resided there and in New York City and Hollywood during his professional years. According to critic Dennis Drabelle, "Despite his [university] education, a combination of ethnicity (Jewish) a…

Known For

Dark Passage

Dark Passage · 1947

MovieThrillerMystery

A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.

Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player · 1960

Shoot the Piano Player

MovieDramaThriller

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie · 2002

The Truth About Charlie

MovieThrillerMystery

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?

Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell · 1986

Descent Into Hell

MovieCrimeDrama

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...

The Burglars

The Burglars · 1971

MovieActionCrime

In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.

The Moon in the Gutter

The Moon in the Gutter · 1983

The Moon in the Gutter

MovieDramaThriller

A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two women.

Nightfall

Nightfall · 1956

MovieCrimeThriller

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

And Hope to Die

And Hope to Die · 1972

And Hope to Die

MovieCrimeThriller

Young pilot Tony Cardot goes on the run after inadvertently crashing his plane into a group of Gypsy children. He reaches Montreal and crosses paths with American gangster Charley Ellis, who forces him to join in his gang's latest scheme.

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Dark Passage

Dark Passage · 1947

MovieThrillerMystery

A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.

Novel

Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player · 1960

Shoot the Piano Player

MovieDramaThriller

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

Novel

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie · 2002

The Truth About Charlie

MovieThrillerMystery

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?

Novel

Descent Into Hell

Descent Into Hell · 1986

Descent Into Hell

MovieCrimeDrama

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...

Novel

The Burglars

The Burglars · 1971

MovieActionCrime

In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.

Novel

The Moon in the Gutter

The Moon in the Gutter · 1983

The Moon in the Gutter

MovieDramaThriller

A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two women.

Novel

Nightfall

Nightfall · 1956

MovieCrimeThriller

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Novel

And Hope to Die

And Hope to Die · 1972

And Hope to Die

MovieCrimeThriller

Young pilot Tony Cardot goes on the run after inadvertently crashing his plane into a group of Gypsy children. He reaches Montreal and crosses paths with American gangster Charley Ellis, who forces him to join in his gang's latest scheme.

Novel

The Edge

The Edge · 1989

MovieDramaTV Movie

A three-part anthology suspense program in which men and women face life's ultimate danger zone. Each episode is introduced by a mysterious figure known as The Watcher (Barry Sattels), who arrives on the scene just as strange things being to happen - pushing men and women in crisis over the edge and into bizarre, unexpected actions.

Short Story

Street of the Damned

Street of the Damned · 1984

Street of the Damned

MovieCrimeAction

In a desolate Paris suburb, no one dares challenge crime boss Hagen, who rules his turf with an iron fist. That includes his former friend Chet, who vows to keep to himself in order to protect his loved ones. But Hagen keeps pushing his buttons… and Chet can only stand for so much before he explodes.

Novel

Street of No Return

Street of No Return · 1989

Street of No Return

MovieActionDrama

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.

Novel

The Burglar

The Burglar · 1957

MovieCrimeThriller

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.

Screenplay

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful · 1947

MovieThrillerDrama

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

Screenplay

Missing Persons Section

Missing Persons Section · 1956

Missing Persons Section

MovieCrimeThriller

The love affair of an ex-convict with a showgirl, unleashes the jealousy of his older, wealthy and unbalanced wife. A murder plot, staged phoney suicide and other twists and turns follow.

Novel

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

SeriesCrimeMystery

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.

Writer

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels · 1993

SeriesCrimeDrama

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.

Story