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The Black Curtain

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The Black Curtain
First edition cover
AuthorCornell Woolrich
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery novel
PublisherSimon and Schuster
Publication date
1941
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages305 pp
OCLC7822613
Preceded byThe Bride Wore Black 
Followed byMarihuana 

The Black Curtain is a mystery novel written by Cornell Woolrich. The book was initially published in 1941 by Simon and Schuster.

Plot

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The story concerns a man with amnesia, named Frank Townsend. He cannot remember anything from the previous three years of his life. As it turns out, he may be a suspected murderer. He struggles to find a loophole in the overwhelming evidence.

Film and broadcast adaptations

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There has been one cinematic adaptation of the novel, one on radio, and one much later done for television

References

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  1. ^ ""The Black Curtain"". RadioGoldIndex. Retrieved 9 August 2023.