Wilder’s dislike of, 217
Columbia Pictures, 12, 14, 334
comedy, 17, 37
boulevard comedy, 267, 269, 278, 333
deadpan, 171
Marx brothers slapstick, 259
melodrama mixed with, 12
romance and drama blended with, 233, 243
screwball, 24, 26, 29, 30, 41, 212, 315
stage comedy adapted for cinema, 154
Comer, Sam, 350, 351, 352
Come September (film), 247
Communism, 248, 249, 252, 255, 256
Compton, Francis, 357 Comus (Milton), 154
Conan Doyle, Adrian, 297, 298, 362
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur, 293, 294, 295
Confessions of an English Opium Eater (De Quincey), 73
Connelly, Marc, 186, 356
Connie Goes Home (Broadway play), 33, 53, 347
Constantini, Jean-Patrick, 365
Cook, Norman, 355
Cook, Tommy, 354
Cooley, Stanley, 350, 351
Cooper, Gary, 103, 193
in Ball of Fire, 29, 30
in Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, 19, 21
in Love in the Afternoon, 189, 191, 195, 248, 356
Cope, John, 351, 352, 353, 354
Copeland, James, 363
Corby, Ellen, 354
Cordwell, Harry, 362
Corliss, Richard, 104, 155, 343, 344
Cornes, Judy, 80, 81
Corniglion-Molinier, Edouard, 11, 347
Cornthwaite, Robert, 356
Costello, Frank, 83
Coterer, Paul, 347
Coward, Noel, 202, 205, 206
Crawford, Joan, 218, 225, 257
critical reviews
Ace in the Hole, 138–41
The Apartment, 243–44
Avanti!, 320–21
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, 21
Buddy Buddy, 338–39
Double Indemnity, 70
The Emperor Waltz, 96–97
Fedora, 329, 331–32
A Foreign Affair, 104, 106, 107
The Front Page, 314–15
Irma la Douce, 267
The Lost Weekend, 81, 84
Love in the Afternoon, 195
The Major and the Minor, 40
Menschen am Sonntag, 8
Midnight, 26
One, Two, Three, 257–58
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 297
The Seven Year Itch, 173, 174
Some Like It Hot, 224, 228–30
The Spirit of St. Louis, 185
Cromwell, John, 133
Cronewath, Jordan S., 364
Crosby, Bing, 38, 85
in The Emperor Waltz, 4, 87, 89, 90, 92–97, 351
in Going My Way, 70, 90, 97
Crosby, John, 179
Crosland, Alan, 9
cross-dressing (transvestism), 145–46, 211–12, 213, 225
censorship code and, 223
coaching in female impersonation, 217
Crowd, The (film), 234, 235
Crowe, Cameron, 191, 318, 332
Crowned Heads (Tryon), 324, 365
Crowther, Bosley, 267
Cukor, George, 111, 112, 165, 245
Culver, Ronald, 351
Curtis, Tony, 25, 213, 214, 217–18, 223, 358
impersonation of Cary Grant, 226
love scene with Monroe, 227
on Wilder-Monroe interaction, 219, 220–21
Czinner, Paul, 187, 194
Daigler, Gary, 365
Dalhart, Vernon, 134
Dalio, Marcel, 354
Damicelli, Mario, 363
“Dance of the Seven Veils” (R. Strauss), 120
Daniel, J. W. N., 362
Daniell, Henry, 357
Daniels, Billy, 351
Dargis, Manohla, 141
Darrieux, Danielle, 11, 347
Da Silva, Howard, 75–76, 350
Dassanowsky-Harris, Robert, 101, 104
Dassin, Jules, 141
Davis, Barbara, 364
Davis, Bette, 109
Davis, Boyd, 352
Davis, George W., 355
Davis, Harry, 362
Dawson, Billy, 348
Dayton, Charles, 352
Deacon, Richard, 356
Dean, Barney, 93
Dean, Julia, 351
Death Casts a Spell (telefilm), 323
“Death of Floyd Collins, The” (song), 134
decadence, 22, 95, 100–101, 136
of Austrian aristocracy, 44, 95
of Berlin in 1920s, 53, 334
film noir and, 53, 60
of Western capitalism, 249
Dees, Michael, 365
De Haven, Carter, Jr., 364
de Havilland, Olivia, 28, 100
Delattre, Maurice, 347
De Mille, Cecil B., 24, 93
cameo role in Sunset Boulevard, 113, 114–15, 122, 214, 327, 352
The King of Kings, 122
Denver, Maryesther, 362
De Quincey, Thomas, 73
De Sylva, B. G. “Buddy,” 61, 71–72, 75, 149, 312, 364
Deutsch, Adolph, 223, 234, 239, 358
De Waay, Larry, 362
Dexter, Alan, 361
Diamond, Barbara, 187
Diamond, I. A. L. (Itek Dommnici), 186–87, 344
The Apartment and, 231–32, 233, 235, 238, 245
Avanti! and, 316, 317, 321, 363
Buddy Buddy and, 334, 336
on building of Berlin Wall, 253
death of, 342–43
Fedora and, 325, 365
The Fortune Cookie and, 286, 361
The Front Page and, 309, 311
Irma la Douce and, 262, 360
Kiss Me, Stupid and, 270, 279–80, 360
Love in the Afternoon and, 215, 356
One, Two, Three and, 359
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and, 362
Some Like It Hot and, 211–15, 218, 221, 357
See also Wilder-Diamond script collaboration
Diamond, Paul, 232
Dick, Bernard, 40, 138, 393n68
on The Apartment, 233
on Avanti!, 318, 319, 320
on Double Indemnity, 67
on The Fortune Cookie, 289–90
on The Front Page, 314
on Irma la Douce, 267
on Legion of Decency, 171
on Love in the Afternoon, 194
on The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 294, 303
on The Spirit of St. Louis, 184–85
on Witness for the Prosecution, 207–8
Dickstein, Morris, 122
Didion, Joan, 74, 279
Dietrich, Marlene, 1, 5, 41, 189
“Falling in Love Again” song, 197
Fedora part refused by, 326–27
in A Foreign Affair, 99–104, 107, 255, 351
in Witness for the Prosecution, 198, 200, 201, 202–5, 209, 236, 357
DiMaggio, Joe, 168–69, 170, 174
directors
assistant, 219
audience expectations and, 139
reputation of, 72
second-unit, 37
stage plays adapted into films and, 144
Wilder’s relationship with Leisen, 25–26, 28–29, 31
Directors Guild of America, 343
Dismukes, Charles E., 364
Disney, Walt, 260
Dmytryk, Edward, 274
D.O.A. (film), 147
documentary-style realism, 1, 9, 11
in Ace in the Hole, 134
in The Lost Weekend, 67, 76
in Menschen am Sonntag, 6, 8
in Sunset Boulevard, 122
Dodsworth (film), 24
Doherty, Thomas, 276
Dolan, Robert Emmett, 38, 347
Don Juan (film), 26
DoQui, Robert, 362
Dorsey, Tommy, 86
Doss, Leonard, 355
Double Indemnity (Cain novella), 51, 53–55, 56, 349
dia
logue, 58, 59
differences with film, 65, 67, 68
Double Indemnity (Wilder film), 3, 71, 82, 84, 349
budget, 62
cast, 61–62, 214, 234, 349
censorship code and, 54, 70, 90
characters and plot, 58–59, 63–68, 349
film noir and, 59–60
flashback in, 64, 94
location shooting in, 62, 76
male friendship theme, 290, 313
musical score, 63, 67, 70, 349
in National Film Registry, 343
other Wilder films compared with, 138, 194, 208, 235, 287
passed over for Academy Awards, 70, 85
photography, 60, 62, 63, 66, 70, 349
screenplay/shooting script, 54–59, 62, 65, 68–70, 373n66, 374n69
set design, 62–63, 116, 133, 349
unreleased alternate ending, 68–69, 373n66
Doude, Van, 356
Dougherty, Eugene, 302
Douglas, Kirk, 132–33, 137, 139, 141, 353
Douglas, Melvyn, 22
Douglas, Paul, 234
Dowd, Ross, 351
Dowling, Doris, 76, 86, 92, 350, 351
“Dream Lover” (Shertzinger), 38
Dreier, Hans, 62, 133, 347
Double Indemnity and, 349
The Emperor Waltz and, 350
Five Graves to Cairo and, 348
A Foreign Affair and, 351
The Lost Weekend and, 349
Sunset Boulevard and, 116, 125, 352
Drew, Barbara, 358
Dubov, Paul, 360
Duffy, Sherman, 308
Dunne, John Gregory, 59, 279
Dupont, Gretl, 348
Duran, Michel, 347
Durning, Charles, 364
DVD format, movies in
Mauvaise graine, 11
Menschen am Sonntag, 8
Midnight, 26
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 305
Some Like It Hot, 125
Sunset Boulevard, 126
Witness for the Prosecution, 209
Dwan, Alan, 118
Eames, Charles, 355
Earl, Jane, 360
Earl, Ruth, 360
East German Film Club, 245
Eastwood, Clint, 322, 335
Easy Living (film), 24
Eaton, Marjorie, 357
Ebert, Roger, 227
Écran française, L’ [The French Screen] (journal), 60
Edelman, Herb, 364
editing, film
The Apartment, 234
Avanti!, 318
Double Indemnity, 69
Five Graves to Cairo, 47, 50
A Foreign Affair, 101, 102
The Lost Weekend, 78, 82–83
Love in the Afternoon, 191
The Major and the Minor, 38
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 300, 301–2
The Seven Year Itch, 171
Some Like It Hot, 218, 223
The Spirit of St. Louis, 183, 184
Stalag 17, 149
Witness for the Prosecution, 206
Edouart, Farciot, 349, 350, 351, 352
Ehlers, Christl, 7, 8
Ein, zwei, drei [One, Two, Three] (Molnar play), 247–48, 249, 359
Elcar, Dana, 365
Elliott, Biff, 364
Elmer Gantry (film), 245
Elmer the Great (film), 215
Emerson, Emmett, 357
Emil und die Detektive [Emil and the Detectives] (film), 9, 74
Emmerdeur, L’ (play and film), 333, 365
“Emperor Waltz, The” (Strauss waltz), 89, 95, 350
Emperor Waltz, The (Wilder film), 87, 107, 143, 192, 261, 330
budget, 91–92
cast, 4, 90, 91, 147, 351
characters and plot, 94–95, 351
critical reception, 96–97
flashback in, 94, 95
musical score/songs, 89, 90, 93, 95, 350–51
photography, 91, 350
production crew, 91, 350–51
screenplay/shooting script, 90–91, 350
as Wilder’s first film in color, 91
world of Wilder’s youth and, 2
Enfants du paradis, Les [Children of Paradise] (film), 190
England, 304
Ensign, Michael, 365
Epstein, Philip, 316
Erdman, Richard, 353
Erwin, Ralph, 351
Escoffier, Paul, 347
Es war einmal ein Walzer [Once There Was a Waltz] (musical film), 89
Esway, Alexander, 11, 347
Evans, Gene, 353
Evans, Peter, 64
Evans, Ray, 134, 352, 353
Everson, William K., 39
Ewell, Tom, 167, 355
Executive Suite (film), 154, 234
expressionism, German, 74, 79, 80
Eyles, Allen, 304
Eyman, Scott, 112, 178
Faà di Bruno, Antonino, 363
Fain, Sammy, 364
Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr., 196
Fanfaren der Liebe [Fanfares of Love] (film; 1932), 211–12, 357
Fanfaren der Liebe [Fanfares of Love] (film; 1951), 212
Fapp, Daniel, 359
Farber, Manny, 129, 134
Farber, Stephen, 81, 106, 198, 288, 290
farce, 211, 213, 267
Farmer, Frank, 365
Farnum, Franklyn, 352
Farr, Felicia, 237, 275
Farrington, Betty, 349
“Fascination” (song), 191, 193, 194, 195, 356
Faye, Herbie, 362
Faylen, Frank, 79, 350
Fedora (Wilder film), 322, 323, 364–65
cast, 325, 326–27, 365
characters and plot, 329–31, 365
critical reception, 329, 331–32
flashback in, 329–30
musical score, 328, 365
photography, 327–28, 365
production crew, 327, 328, 365
screenplay/shooting script, 325, 326, 365
set design, 328, 365
Fegte, Ernst, 348
Feldman, Charles, 165, 167, 354
Felker, Clay, 323
Fellini, Federico, 317
femmes fatales, 3, 60, 62, 65, 203
Fenton-Smith, Basil, 359, 363
Ferauldy, Maurice de, 356
Ferrante and Teicher, 239
Ferrer, José, 75, 142, 330, 365
Feydeau, Georges, 267
Feyder, Paul, 356
Fiedler, John, 361
Fielding, Edward, 347
Fielding, Henry, 270
Fields, W. C., 72, 82, 290
film historians, 178, 263
Ace in the Hole and, 141, 185
on Double Indemnity, 53
on One, Two, Three, 249
on The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 297
on Sunset Boulevard, 121
film noir, 53, 84, 147, 197, 208
emergence of, 59–60
lighting in, 66, 74
Film Society of Lincoln Center, 343, 407n4
Films of Sherlock Holmes, The (Steinbrunner and Michaels), 296
Fischer, Werner, 359
Fisher, Gerry, 327, 365
Fiske, Richard, 348
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 15–16
Fitzgerald, Wayne, 364
Five Graves to Cairo (Wilder film), 55, 247, 336, 348
Academy Awards and, 119
budget, 52
cast, 42, 43–45, 51, 144, 348
characters and plot, 47–50, 346
disguise theme, 39, 42
location shooting, 42
musical score, 47, 63, 348
photography, 45–46, 348
production crew, 45
“Rommel’s Last Stand” as studio-proposed title, 98
screenplay/shooting script, 43, 348
flashbacks, 27, 35
in The Emperor Waltz, 94, 95
in Fedora, 329–30
in The Private Life of Sherloc
k Holmes, 3
in The Spirit of St. Louis, 183, 184, 186
in Sunset Boulevard, 121, 329
in Witness for the Prosecution, 200–201, 251
Fleishman, Avrom, 121
Florey, Robert, 41
Flowers, Bess, 349
Fonda, Henry, 327, 330, 365
Fontaine, Joan, 75, 87, 90, 91, 92–93, 351
Fontaine, Lillian, 75, 350
Foolish Wives (film), 117
Ford, John, 34
Foreign Affair, A (Wilder film), 86, 127, 162, 200, 247, 255
banned in Germany, 152
cast, 99–100, 351–52
censorship code and, 102
characters and plot, 104–6, 351–52
critical reception, 104, 106, 107
criticized as anti-American film, 102, 140
location shooting in Berlin, 87, 97
musical score/songs, 98, 100–101, 157, 351
One, Two, Three compared with, 258
“Operation Candybar” as studio-proposed title, 98
photography, 101–2, 102–3, 104, 351
as postponed project, 87
production crew, 101
screenplay/shooting script, 98–99, 351
set design, 251, 351
Foreign Press Association, 229
Formicola, Fil, 365
Fortune Cookie, The (Wilder film), 37, 167, 299, 361–62
Academy Awards and, 290
cast, 282–84, 287, 288, 361–62
characters and plot, 281–82, 283–84, 287–90, 361–62
male friendship theme, 282, 290, 308, 334
Meet Whiplash Willie as British title, 286
musical score/songs, 285, 286–87, 361
photography, 284–85, 286, 361
production crew, 238, 284, 361
screenplay/shooting script, 282–83, 361
sneak previews, 286
40 Carats (play and film), 316
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (film), 43, 117–18
400 Blows, The (film), 173
Fowler, Hugh S., 355
Fox Studios, 15
Foy, Brian, 9
France, 10, 12, 49, 113, 190, 196
Francis, Arlene, 251, 311, 327, 329, 359, 365
Franco, Pippo, 319, 363
Frank, Nino, 60
Franz Josef, Emperor, 2, 90, 93, 94, 95
Frears, Stephen, 345
Freeman, David, 86, 122, 139–40
Freeman, Y. Frank
Double Indemnity and, 61, 71
The Emperor Waltz and, 96
The Lost Weekend and, 71–72, 75, 82, 83, 96
Stalag 17 and, 143
Frees, Paul, 223
French film industry, 10–12
French language, 10, 13
Frenchman’s Creek (film), 91
Freud, Sigmund, 4, 91, 339
Friedhofer, Hugo, 135, 353
Friendly Persuasion (film), 195
Frizzell, Lou, 364
From Here to Eternity (film), 151, 172
Front Page, The (film; 1931), 308, 309, 314
Front Page, The (Hecht/MacArthur play), 307–8, 314, 364
Front Page, The (Wilder film), 321, 322, 324, 363–64
cast, 311, 364
characters and plot, 310–11, 312–14, 364
critical reception, 314–15, 323
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