Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us is a single by British group New Order, released in April 1984 by Factory Records. It is named for the 1974 crime movie ({{imdb title|id=0072274|title=Thieves Like Us}}), directed by Robert Altman.

Related Topics:
New Order - Factory Records - 1974 - Robert Altman

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The B-side was "Lonesome Tonight" and the catalogue number FAC 103. Both tracks appear on the group's 1987 Substance compilation.

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Like many of their releases, the record was produced by the band, although the song was co-written by Arthur Baker.

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Thieves Like Us was the second and last published novel written by Edward Anderson . It was published in 1937 by Frederick A. Stokes. See: Crime Novels : American Noir of the 1930s and 40s by Robert Polito (editor), The Library of America .

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Edward Anderson - 1937 - Frederick A. Stokes

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Anderson later sold the movie rights for $500. The first film version (black-and-white) produced by RKO Radio Pictures was called They Live by Night. ({{imdb title|id=0040872|title=They Live by Night}}). It had a delayed premiere in 1950. Directed by Nicholas Ray (his first major directorial effort) and starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell, it was one of the classic noir crime films of its time.

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RKO Radio Pictures - 1950 - Nicholas Ray - Farley Granger - Cathy O'Donnell - Noir

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A second film version (color) was later made by Robert Altman , and released by MGM/UA studios under the same title as the original book, Thieves Like Us.

Related Topics:
Robert Altman - MGM/UA

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