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They Live by Night (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 26, 2015
They Live by Night Directed by Nicholas Ray Written by Charles Schnee and Nicholas Ray from the novel “Thieves Like Us” by Edward Anderson 1948/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 There are plenty of films about lovers on the lam. This on read more
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 25, 2015
Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Written by Cezare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica et al from a novel by Luigi Bartolini
1948/USA
Produzione De Sica
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#212 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Imagine a place and time when someone read more
Rope (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 24, 2015
Rope
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Arthur Laurents; adapted by Hume Cronyn from a play by Patrick Hamilton
1948/USA
Warner Bros./Transatlantic Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#221 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Janet Walker: Did he do me justice? Rupert Cadell: Do you read more
The Red Shoes (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 23, 2015
The Red Shoes
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Written by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger from a story by Hans Christian Andersen
1948/UK
The Archers/Independent Producers
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#222 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die [Vicky thinks for a shor read more
Key Largo (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 22, 2015
Key Largo
Directed by John Huston
Written by Richard Brooks and John Huston from the play by Maxwell Anderson
1948/USA
Warner Bros.
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Edward G. Robinson steals the picture right from under the noses of Bogart and Bacall. Claire Trevor helps him. Frank McCloud (H read more
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 21, 2015
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Directed by John Huston
Written by John Huston based on the novel by B. Traven
1948/USA
Warner Bros.
Repeat viewing/Warner Bros. DVD
#223 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die John Huston’s tale of gold lust will never grow old. Fred C. Dobbs (H read more
And on to 1948
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 20, 2015
In 1948 movie news, a Supreme Court decision forced studios to divest themselves of their theater chains. Block booking, the system by which an exhibitor was forced to buy a whole line of films (both popular films and B films) from a studio was also deemed illegal. This marked the beginning of the read more
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 19, 2015
Ride the Pink Horse
Directed by Robert Montgomery
Written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes
1947/USA
Universal International Pictures
First viewing/Criterion DVD I prolonged my 1947 viewing a bit to be able to see this long unavailable film which was just r read more
Boomerang (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 18, 2015
Boomerang
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Richard Murphy based on an article by Fulton Oursler
1947/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Films Corp.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This is a solid, if unexceptional, film noir in the semi-documentary style favored by Twentieth Century Fox. The story is b read more
The Upturned Glass (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 18, 2015
The Upturned Glass
Directed by Lawrence Huntington
Written by John Monaghan and Pamela Mason
1947/UK
Sydney Box Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant The rest of this film is just not up to James Mason’s awesomely brooding performance. The film opens with prominent neurosurgeon Mi read more
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 17, 2015
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (AKA “Mad Wednesday”)
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1947/USA
California Pictures
First viewing/Internet Archive This Harold Lloyd come-back vehicle lacks some of the sophistication of the best Preston Sturges comedies but has its memorable read more
The Long Night (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 16, 2015
The Long Night Directed by Anatole Litvak Written by Jacques Viot and John Wesley 1947/USA Select Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Despite the unfortunate Hollywood ending, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this remake of Le Jour se leve (1939). The film begins with th read more
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 14, 2015
Secret Beyond the Door
Directed by Fritz Lang
Screenplay by Silvia Richards; story by Rufus King
1947/USA
Diana Production Company
First viewing/Olive Films DVD
#214 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Of all of Fritz Lang’s American films, the authors of The Book select this one??? read more
Johnny O’Clock (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 9, 2015
Johnny O’Clock
Directed by Robert Rossen
Written by Robert Rossen; original story by Milton Holmes
1947/USA
J.E.M. Productions
First viewing/YouTube Johnny O’Clock: You took the words right out of my mouth. You can’t go too far wrong with a title like Johnny O’Clock read more
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 8, 2015
Angel and the Badman
Directed by James Edward Grant
Written by James Edward Grant
1947/USA
John Wayne Productions/Patnel Productions
First viewing/Netflix Rental Sometimes a rather corny old-time Western is just what the doctor ordered. The wonderfully named Quirt Evans (John Wayne) is a famous g read more
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 8, 2015
13 Rue Madeleine Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by John Monks Jr. and Sy Bartlett 1947/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental An enjoyable Fox film noir in the semi-documentary style about U.S. intelligence efforts in World War II. A voice-over narrato read more
Hue and Cry (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2015
Hue and Cry
Directed by Charles Crighton
Written by T.E.B. Clarke
1947/UK
Ealing Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental This is said to be the first of the Ealing comedies. My only real complaint is that my beloved Alistair Sim doesn’t appear in every scene. A gang of kids spends its read more
The Red House (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2015
The Red House
Directed by Delmer Daves
Written by Delmer Daves from a novel by George Agnew Chamberlin
1947/USA
Sol Lesser Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This one seems to have slipped into the public domain with a corresponding deterioration in print quality. Despite this, Edward G. Ro read more
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 6, 2015
It Happened on 5th Avenue Directed by Roy Del Ruth Written by Everett Freeman and Vick Knight; original story by Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani 1947/USA Roy Del Ruth Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix Rental 1947 was the year for Christmas movies and here is another one. The many hea read more
The Lost Moment (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 5, 2015
The Lost Moment Directed by Martin Gabel Written by Leonardo Bercovici based on the novel “The Aspern Papers” by Henry James 1947/USA Walter Wanger Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video The best thing about this noirish Gothic melodrama is Agnes Moorehead as an 105-year read more