The Black Curtain

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

The Black Curtain

First edition cover
Author	Cornell Woolrich
Language	English
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Simon and Schuster
Publication date	1941
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	305 pp
OCLC	7822613
Preceded by	The Bride Wore Black
Followed by	Marihuana

Plot

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

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

• Street of Chance (1942) (movie), directed by Jack Hively
• Suspense, dramatic adaptation adapted by George Corey, Produced and Directed by William Spier and featuring Cary Grant as the amnesiac (CBS Radio, 2 December 1943)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – "The Black Curtain", directed by Sydney Pollack, broadcast November 15, 1962

References

• OCLC 7822613, The Black Curtain