Jans B Wager Performing Arts Books sku-28984572 | Film

Dangerous Dames is a hardcover title listed under Jans B Wager in Performing Arts Books, SKU sku-28984572, UPC 463661400778. It examines Female characters in film noir and Weimar street films, particularly the femme fatale and femme attrapée, from the perspective of the female spectator.

Wager argues that these characters can represent aspects of women's lives beyond readings centered on postwar masculinity. The book discusses The Street, Variety, Asphalt, M, The Maltese Falcon, Gun Crazy and The Big Heat, and considers ways of viewing these films beyond their usual classification as masculine forms.