Less a genre than a stylistic and narrative tendency, ________ is often considered to have started in 1941 with Huston's The Maltese Falcon or even earlier with Radio-Keith-Orpheum's (RKO's) B film Stranger on the Third Floor.

A. the gangster film
B. the backstage musical
C. the film noir
D. the horror film

Answer: C

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