Showing posts with label Noir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noir. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

The Glass Key (1942)

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"My first wife was the second cook at a third-rate joint on 4th Street.", 8 December 2015 Crooked politician Paul Madvig (Br...
Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

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John Alton's cinematography is stunning , 27 March 2008 Alexis (Turhan Bey) is a con man preying on people's desires to communic...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

The Big Heat (1953)

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"We're sisters under the mink." , 4 May 2007 A policeman commits suicide and everyone in the department seems content to l...

Macao (1952)

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"You know, you remind me of an old Egyptian girlfriend of mine. The Sphinx." , 2 May 2007 Three American's leave Hong Kong...

His Kind of Woman (1951)

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"When I'm broke, I press my pants." , 26 April 2007 In the world of the film noir, His Kind of Woman is something complete...

Night and the City (1950)

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"If you ain't got socks you can't pull 'em up, can you?" , 24 April 2007 Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a small...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Man Bait (1952)

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The ineffective George Brent , 4 September 2006 A respectable book shop manager, named John Harman (George Brent), gets mixed up in blackm...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Stolen Face (1952)

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Are there really fans of Lizabeth Scott out there? , 4 September 2006 I've now watched three of the Hammer noirs that were recently ...

Bad Blonde (1953)

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Payton's personal life may be sad, but that doesn't make her an actor. , 30 August 2006 Bad Blonde is a great title for a very ave...
Monday, August 9, 2010

The Big Combo (1955)

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"I'm gonna break him so fast he won't have time to change his pants." , 8 July 2006 I picked-up The Big Combo as a bli...
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Fallen Angel (1945)

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Another winner from Preminger , 21 June 2006 Stella (Linda Darnell) is the kind of woman men fall for. And Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) has...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

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A tragic story with quite the entertaining group of characters , 30 April 2006 'Mother' Gin Sling (Ona Munson) runs a very successfu...
Monday, August 2, 2010

Cover Up (1949)

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Well worth the $2.99 I paid for it , 23 April 2006 Before his company will pay out, an insurance investigator (Dennis O'Keefe) arriv...

Blonde Ice (1948)

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Leslie Brooks is dynamite! , 22 April 2006 For most if its runtime, Blonde Ice is a very entertaining b-noir. Leslie Brooks is about as ...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

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Robert Wise scores again , 16 March 2006 The House on Telegraph Hill is a wonderfully entertaining thriller dealing with a woman living ...

Kiss of Death (1947)

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"You know what I do to squealers?" , 4 March 2006 Small-time hood Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) is sent up the river for a jewel h...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Whirlpool (1949)

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Too unbelievable for me to enjoy completely , 20 February 2006 I didn't think it was possible for Otto Preminger and Gene Tierney to...

The Dark Corner (1946)

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"I can be framed easier than 'Whistler's Mother'." , 16 February 2006 The Dark Corner is the story of a P.I. frame...

Dark Passage (1947)

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My only interest in your head is how easy it'll crack open." , 15 February 2006 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall only made a ...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

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Amazingly well made , 10 February 2006 At first glance, it would seem natural to compare Where the Sidewalk Ends with Laura. Both have no...