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Suspense (1913)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 11, 2017
US / 10 minutes / bw / Rex Dir: Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley Scr: Lois Weber Story: Au Téléphone (1902 play; vt At the Telephone) by André de Lorde Cast: Lois Weber, Valentine Paul, Douglas Gerard, Sam Kaufman, Lule Warrenton. A short but—just as it says on the label—surprisingly suspenseful read more
Une Journée Bien Remplie, ou Neuf Meurtres Insolites dans une Même Journée par un Seul Homme Dont Ce n’est pas le Métier (1973)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 8, 2017
vt A Full Day’s Work France, Italy / 86 minutes / color / Cinétel, EIA, Président, Valoria, BAC Dir & Scr: Jean-Louis Trintignant Pr: Jacques-Éric Strauss Cine: William Lubtchansky Cast: Jacques Dufilho, Luce Marquand, Franco Pesce, Albin Guichard, Andrée Bernard, Louis Malignon, T. Requenae, read more
Rédemption (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 4, 2017
Canada / 115 minutes / color / Desperado Dir & Scr: Joel Gauthier Pr: Claudine Garant, Roger Morin, Joel Gauthier Cine: Olivier Arends Leblanc Cast: Patrice Godin, Joel Gauthier, Isabelle O’Brien, France Pilotte, Valérie Roy, Roberto Mei, Marc Fournier, Zoé Béliveau, Mathieu Dufresne, Julien read more
o/t: leisure reading during January 2017
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 2, 2017
Several real goodies here, I’m pleased to say. The links are as usual to my often hasty Goodreads notes. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twi read more
Gang Smashers (1938)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 1, 2017
vt Gun Moll
US / 59 minutes / bw / Toddy Dir: Leo C. Popkin Pr: Harry M. Popkin Scr: Hazel Barnes Jamieson, Phil Dunham, Zella Young Story: Ralph Cooper Cine: Robert Cline Cast: Nina May McKinney (i.e., Nina Mae McKinney), Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley, Mantan Moreland, Reginald Fenderson, Eddie Tho read more
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1961)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 28, 2017
vt Blind Justice; vt The Whole Truth
West Germany / 98 minutes / bw / CCC, Bavaria Filmverleih Dir: Harald Philipp Pr: Artur Brauner Scr: Harald Philipp, Fred Ignor Cine: Friedel Behn-Grund Cast: Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Eva Bartok, Claus Holm, Wolfgang Reichmann, Werner Peters, Susanne Cramer read more
Journey into Fear (1965)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 25, 2017
vt Burn Out
Canada / 95 minutes / color / New World, IFD Dir: Daniel Mann Pr & Scr: Trevor Wallace Story: Journey into Fear (1940) by Eric Ambler Cine: Harry Waxman Cast: Sam Waterston, Zero Mostel, Yvette Mimieux, Scott Marlowe, Ian McShane, Joseph Wiseman, Shelley Winters, Stanley Holloway, Do read more
Dernier Domicile Connu (1970)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 21, 2017
vt Last Known Address France, Italy / 101 minutes / color / Cité, Valoria, Parme, Simar, Rizzoli Dir & Scr: José Giovanni Pr: Jacques Bar Story: The Last Known Address (1965) by Joseph Harrington Cine: Étienne Becker Cast: Lino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel Constantin, Paul Crauchet, Alain read more
o/t: my youngest reviewer yet?
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 19, 2017
There’s an interesting site called LitPick that’s devoted to reviews of books for children and young adults. The premise of the site, which has grown to be fairly huge by now, is that the books should be reviewed not by adults but by children themselves. When I heard this morning that t read more
Rope of Sand (1949)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 18, 2017
US / 104 minutes / bw / Wallis–Hazen, Paramount Dir: William Dieterle Pr: Hal B. Wallis Scr: Walter Doniger, John Paxton Story: Walter Doniger Cine: Charles B. Lang Jr Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet, Sam Jaffe, John Bromfield, Mike Mazurki, Kenny Washin read more
Çarpisma (2005)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 14, 2017
vt Crash Turkey / 18 minutes / color / Atlantik Film, T.C. Ministry of Culture, Tourism Directorate General of Copyright and Cinema, MTN, Galaksi, Sinefekt, Melodika, Cobay, Sinemaj Dir & Scr: Umut Aral Pr: Umut Aral, Ömer Atay Cine: Gökhan Atilmiş Cast: Ruhi Sari, Gürkan Uygun, Ali Çekirdekçi, read more
Ivy League Killers (1959)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 11, 2017
vt The Fast Ones
Canada / 68 minutes / bw / Ivy League Dir: William Davidson Pr: Norman Klenman, William Davidson Scr: Norman Klenman Cine: William H. Gimmi Cast: Don Borisenko, Don Francks, Barbara Bricker, George Carron, Jean Templeton, Patrick Desmond, Barry Lavender, Igors Gavon, Art Jenoff, Joh read more
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 7, 2017
US / 69 minutes / bw / Monogram Dir: William Nigh Assoc pr: William Lackey Scr: Houston Branch Based on: characters created by Hugh Wiley in 12 stories published 1934–38 in Colliers Magazine Cine: Harry Neumann Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, Lucien read more
Hotel Imperial (1927)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 4, 2017
US / 77 minutes / bw / Paramount Dir: Mauritz Stiller Pr: Erich Pommer Scr: Jules Furthmann, Edwin Justus Mayer Story: Hotel Imperial (1917 play) by Lajos Biró Cine: Bert Glennon Cast: Pola Negri, James Hall, George Siegmann, Mickael Vavitch, Max Davidson, Otto Fries, Josef Swickard, Nicholas Soussa read more
o/t: leisure reading during 2016
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 1, 2017
For what it’s worth: JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER ====== The links are to my often rather hasty Goodreads notes. All told, I read 118 books for leisure during the year, of which, by my possibly unreliable count, 68 were by women and (sha read more
Widowmaker (2005)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 31, 2016
US / 17 minutes / color / Hollywood Ending Dir: Peter Rocca Pr: Karen Michel Scr: Chel Hamilton, Peter Rocca Cine: Tomas Koolhaas Cast: Jerri Manthey, Lucky Vanous, Nick Kiriazis, Tom Jermain, Joshua Zisholtz, Krista Swan, Bogdan Hope. This is an interesting little psychological thriller that’ll read more
Flesh and the Spur (1956)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 28, 2016
US / 78 minutes / bw / HY, American–International Dir: Edward L. Cahn Pr: Alex Gordon Scr: Charles B. Griffith Jr, Mark Hanna, Lou Rusoff, Edward L. Cahn Story: Charles B. Griffith Jr, Mark Hanna Cine: Frederick E. West Cast: John Agar, Marla English, Touch Connors (i.e., Mike Connors), Raymond Hatt read more
o/t: Christmas movieola
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 26, 2016
Here’s how we spent yesterday, in between guzzling. The links are to the movies’ IMDB pages. Kokuhaku (2010; vt Confessions) I read Kanae Minato’s source novel a while back, and for the most part enjoyed it a lot. The screen version, which is beautifully made, cleared up the main minor read more
Speed Devils (1935)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 24, 2016
vt Thru Traffic
US / 60 minutes / bw / Melbert, Perfect Circle, Warner, Hoffberg Dir: Joseph Henabery Scr: Burnet Hershey Cine: E.B. DuPar, Ray Foster Cast: Marguerite Churchill, Paul Kelly, Russell Hardie, Leo Curley, Walter Fenner, Earl Mitchell. After a crash at the Madison County Fair Ground, r read more
Youth Aflame (1944)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 21, 2016
vt Hoodlum Girls
US / 61 minutes / bw / Jay-Dee-Kay, Continental Dir & Scr: Elmer Clifton Pr: J.D. Kendis Story: Helen Kiely Cine: Jack Greenhalgh Cast: Joy Reese, Warren Burr, Kay Morley, Michael Owen, Rod Rogers, Edwin Brian, Julie Duncan, Sheila Roberts, Edward Cassidy, Mary Arden, Duke Johns read more