Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... captain of the LAPD in the 1950s. Dudley Smith decides who rises and who falls in the police department. Detectives and rookie officers alike grovel at Dudley’s feet and listen to his every word, including his belief that it is best to shoot a guilty man in the back if it serves the greater good.
Personality... old-fashioned, rebellious, and secretive. He wants the criminals to stay right where they are, and the police to have a reason to fight. He pulls the strings behind the curtain, presenting things with a personal touch that makes it almost impossible to disagree with him, no matter how wrong he is.
Get to Know him in...
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Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films. Based on the multi-layered James Ellroy novel.
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L.A. Confidential is epic "noir", a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of The Black Dahlia. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors. (124,000 words)
