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Storm Warning (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 25, 2014
Storm Warning
Directed by Stuart Heisler
Written by Daniel Fuchs and Richard Brooks
1951/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental There are some excellent performances and plenty of thrills in this movie about how the Klan intimidates an entire town. Dress model Martha Mitchell (Ginger R read more
Edge of the City (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 24, 2014
Edge of the City
Directed by Martin Ritt
Written by Robert Alan Arthur
1957/USA
David Susskind Productions/Jonathan Productions/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental This waterfront drama was written specifically for Sidney Portier and shows off his dramatic range. Axel North (John Cassav read more
The Underworld Story (1950)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 23, 2014
The Underworld Story
Directed by Cy Endfield
Written by Harry Blankfort and Cy Endfield; story by Craig Rice
1950/USA
FilmCraft Productions
First viewing/Warner Archive DVD Mike Reese: No future in it. This indictment of the media is uneven but interesting. Mike Reese (Dan Duryea) is a report read more
The Prowler (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 23, 2014
The Prowler Directed by Joseph Losey Written by Dalton Trumbo (originally credited as “Hugo Butler”); story by Robert Thoeren and Hans Wilhelm 1951/USA Horizon Pictures First viewing/YouTube Joseph Losey turns film noir on its head with a homme fatale in this subversive chiller. Susan read more
Tension (1949)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 22, 2014
Tension
Directed by John Berry
Written by Allen Rivkin based on the story by John D. Klorer
1949/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Film Noir Classics Vol. 4 DVD This is a nice little story with a good performance by noir queen Audrey Totter as the femme fatale. Lt. Collier Bonnibel (Barry Sulliv read more
They Won’t Believe Me (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 21, 2014
They Won’t Believe Me
Directed by Irving Pichel
Written by Jonathan Latimer and Gordon McDonnell
1947/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video Robert Young plays an adulterer and liar with the same sober sincerity with which he approached Marcus Welby, MD. It is read more
Side Street (1949)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 21, 2014
Side Street
Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by Sydney Boehm
1949/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 4 DVD This movie has everything you could possibly ask from a fillm noir except the femme fatale. Joe Norson (Farley Granger) has lost his gas station and read more
Woman on the Run (1950)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 20, 2014
Woman on the Run Directed by Norman Foster Written by Alan Campbell and Norman Foster; original story by Sylvia Tate 1950/USA Fidelity Pictures Corporation First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video This is a fairly routine programmer with a few thrills at the end. We also get some nice location read more
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 19, 2014
Sweet Smell of Success
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Written by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from a novella by Ernest Lehman
1957/USA
Norma-Curtleigh Productions/Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#341 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die J.J. Hunsecker: My read more
T-Men (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 19, 2014
T-Men
Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by John C. Higgins; story by Virginia Kellogg
1947/USA
Edward Small Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental This police procedural is enlivened by the direction of Anthony Mann and the gorgeous cinematography of noir master John Alton. A new batch of counterfe read more
The Killers (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 18, 2014
The Killers Directed by Robert Siodmak Written by Anthony Veiller from a story by Ernest Hemingway 1946/USA Mark Hellinger Productions/Universal Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #198 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This classic is everything a film noir should be from its doomed her read more
Human Desire (1954)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 16, 2014
Human Desire Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Alfred Hayes based on the novel La Bete Humaine by Emile Zola 1954/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics II Fritz Lang’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s La Bete Humaine features the most fatal of read more
Cry Danger (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 16, 2014
Cry Danger
Directed by Robert Parrish
Written by William Bowers and Jerome Cady
1951/USA
Olympic Productions Inc./Wiesenthal-Frank Productions
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video Delong: Listen, doll girl, when you drink as much as I do, you gotta start early. This is an OK revenge noir. read more
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 15, 2014
Panic in the Streets
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Richard Murphy and Daniel Fuchs; story by Edna and Edward Anhalt
1950/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video Elia Kazan does some beautiful work on location in New Orleans in this thriller. As the story be read more
The Bigamist (1953)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 14, 2014
The Bigamist
Directed by Ida Lupino
Written by Collier Young based on a story by Lawrence B. Marcus and Lou Schor
1953/USA
The Filmmakers
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video
#270 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is an OK melodrama/noir, although if I had to pick one Ida Lu read more
Gilda (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 13, 2014
Gilda
Directed by Charles Vidor
Written by E.A. Ellington, Jo Eisenger and Marion Parsonnet
1946/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#201 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Gilda is an example of how style, attitude, sharp dialogue, and a beautiful woman ca read more
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 12, 2014
Ministry of Fear Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Seton I. Miller from a novel by Graham Greene 1944/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Stephen Neale: Not quite. The look and feel of the piece scream Fritz Lang but under a screenwriter who was also the producer, the read more
Jersey Boys (2014)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 11, 2014
Jersey Boys Directed by Clint Eastwood Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice 2014/USA GK Films/RatPac Entertainment/RatPac-Dune Entertainment/Warner Bros. First viewing/theatrical release Tommy DeVito: Stolen goods? No! These fell off a truck. Jersey Boys had me dancing in my seat. Thi read more
The Breaking Point (1950)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 10, 2014
The Breaking Point
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Ranald MacDougall from the novel To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
1950/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Warner Archives DVD Leona Charles: Coincidentally I’ve been thinking of letting mine grow out. Speaking of coincidences, read more
Deception (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 9, 2014
Deception
Directing by Irving Rapper
Written by John Collier, Joseph Than and Louis Verneuil
1946/US
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental For me, this Bette Davis vehicle actually belongs to Claude Rains and to Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s beautiful score. Christine Radcliffe (Davis) is a read more