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sjfgss-2639	Lawlar, Dakota	Feminism and The Female Detective in Film	2023	13	.pdf	application/pdf	6239	242	54	Long-time scholar of detective films, Philippa Gates, explains that female detectives of the 1930s were “masculinized” as they filled the traditionally male- dominated leading roles, such an occurrence showcased in Smart Blonde (1937) where Torchy, an investigative reporter, leaps onto a train in a move reminiscent of a male action hero (Gates, 2009). First analyzing femme fatale in 1940s film noir, this article provides an in-depth discussion on how female detectives in film were seen as dangerous women that needed to be contained.	cache/sjfgss-2639.pdf	txt/sjfgss-2639.txt