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Schachnovelle (1960)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 17, 2016
vt Brainwashed; vt Three Moves to Freedom; vt The Royal Game West Germany / 102 minutes / bw / Roxy, NF Dir: Gerd Oswald Pr: Luggi Waldleitner Scr: Harold Medford, Gerd Oswald, Herbert Reinecker Story: “Schachnovelle” (1941; vt “The Royal Game”) by Stefan Zweig Cine: Günther Senftleben Cast: read more
Shadow of the Law (1930)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 14, 2016
US / 70 minutes / bw / Paramount Dir: Louis Gasnier Scr: Max Marcin, John Farrow Story: The Quarry (1913) by John A. Moroso Cine: Charles Lang Cast: William Powell, Marion Shilling, Natalie Moorhead, Regis Toomey, Paul Hurst, George Irving, Frederick Burt, James Durkin, Richard Tucker, Walter James, read more
Orders to Kill (1958)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 10, 2016
UK / 107 minutes / bw / Anthony Asquith, Lynx, British Lion Dir: Anthony Asquith Pr: Anthony Havelock-Allan Scr: Paul Dehn, George St. George Story: Donald C. Downes Cine: Desmond Dickinson Cast: Eddie Albert, Paul Massie, Lillian Gish, James Robertson Justice, Leslie French, Irene Worth, John Crawf read more
The Spiral Staircase (2000 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 7, 2016
Canada, US / 88 minutes / color / Shavick, Saban International Dir: James Head Pr: Shawn Williamson Scr: Matt Dorff Story: Some Must Watch (1933) by Ethel Lina White and (uncredited) The Circular Staircase (1908) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, plus screenplay by Mel Dinelli, Helen Hayes and Robert Siodma read more
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 3, 2016
vt Murder on the Second Floor US / 62 minutes / bw / Warner–First National Dir: D. Ross Lederman Pr: Bryan Foy Scr: Anthony Coldeway Story: Murder on the Second Floor (1929 play) by Frank Vosper Cine: Allen G. Siegler Cast: Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel, Bruce Lester, Miles Mander, read more
o/t: leisure reading in November
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 2, 2016
I decided to devote this month to reading fiction in translation, and for the most part had a moderately good time, the standout being Sascha Arango’s The Truth and Other Lies (thanks to Mrs Peabody for my copy of this splendidly twisty novel), though Claudia Piñeiro’s All Yours ran it read more
Midnight Catch (2012)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 30, 2016
US / 21 minutes / color / Halcyon Valor, One Forest Dir & Scr: Jamison M. LoCascio Pr: Louis J. Ambrosio, Jamison M. LoCascio, Collen Doyle Cine: Conor Shillen Cast: Tyrone Grant, Skyler Pinkerton. A very simple tale with a profoundly neonoir affect. After looking furtively around him, a young read more
Killing Me Softly (2002)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 26, 2016
US, UK / 100 minutes / color / MGM, Montecito, Noelle Dir: Chen Kaige Pr: Lynda Myles, Joe Medjuck, Michael Chinich Scr: Kara Lindstrom Story: Killing Me Softly (1999) by Nicci French Cine: Michael Coulter Cast: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen, Ian Hart, Jason Hughe read more
Inside Information (1934)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 23, 2016
US / 49 minutes / bw / Consolidated, Stage & Screen Dir: Robert F. Hill Pr: Bert Sternbach, Albert Herman Scr: Bob Lively, Betty Laidlaw Story: Bert Ennis, Victor Potel Cine: George Meehan Cast: Rex Lease, Marion Shilling, Philo McCollough, Charles King, Henry Hall, Robert McKenzie, Victor Potel read more
o/t: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 22, 2016
Originally titled Kaze no Tani no Naushika vt Nausicaä; cut vt Warriors of the Wind Japan / 117 minutes / color / Topcraft, Toei Dir & Scr: Hayao Miyazaki Pr: Isao Takahata Story: Kaze no Tani no Naushika (1982 onward manga) by Hayao Miyazaki Cine: Yasuhiro Shimizu, Kôji Shiragami, Yukitomo Shu read more
Argyle Secrets, The (1948)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 20, 2016
US / 64 minutes / bw / Film Classics Dir & Scr: Cyril Endfield (i.e., Cy Endfield) Pr: Alan H. Posner, Sam X. Abarbanel Story: The Argyle Album (1945 radio play in the CBS series Suspense) by Cy Endfield Cine: Mack Stengler Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, Jack Reitzen, John Bann read more
Witness for the Prosecution (1982 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 16, 2016
UK, US / 102 minutes / color / United Artists Dir: Alan Gibson Pr: Norman Rosemont Scr: John Gay Story: “Traitor’s Hands” (1925 Flynn’s Weekly) and Witness for the Prosecution (1953 play), both by Agatha Christie, and the screenplay for Witness for the Prosecution (1957) by Billy Wilder, Harry read more
Where’s Marlowe? (1998)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 12, 2016
US / 99 minutes / color with some bw / Western Sandblast, H2O Paramount Dir: Daniel Pyne Pr: Clayton Townsend Scr: John Mankiewicz, Daniel Pyne Cine: Greg Gardiner Cast: Miguel Ferrer, Mos Def, John Livingston, Allison Dean, John Slattery, Elizabeth Schofield, Barbara Howard, Clayton Rohner, Miguel read more
o/t
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 9, 2016
I’m too sick at heart to post a movie writeup here today, even though it’s a Wednesday. They made America small again. John, We understand completely. And we sympathize mightily. Noir is best when it remains at a certain distance; now it’s suddenly much too close to home. I feel ba read more
Too Many Suspects (1975 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 4, 2016
US / 98 minutes / color / Fairmont Foxcroft, Universal Dir: David Greene Pr & Scr: Richard Levinson, William Link Story: The Fourth Side of the Triangle (1965) by Avram Davidson writing as Ellery Queen Cine: Howard Schwartz Cast: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Ray Milland, Kim Hunter, John Hillerman, read more
o/t: leisure reading during October
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 2, 2016
Not a memorable reading month, I’d say, although there were a few good books in there and only one major disappointment. The links are as always to my often rather scratchy Goodreads notes. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.c read more
Thunder Island (1963)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 1, 2016
US / 65 minutes / bw / Associated Producers, Cooperative de Artes Cinematograficas, Producciones del Viejo San Juan, TCF Dir & Pr: Jack Leewood Scr: Don Devlin, Jack Nicholson Cine: John Nickolaus Jr Cast: Gene Nelson, Fay Spain, Brian Kelly, Miriam Colon, Art Bedard, Antonio Torres Martino, Est read more
o/t: suitable reading for the season?
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 30, 2016
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Tarnished (1950)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 29, 2016
US / 64 minutes / bw / Republic Dir: Harry Keller Scr: John K. Butler Story: Turn Home (1945) by Eleanor R. Mayo Cine: John MacBurnie Cast: Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Franz, Barbra Fuller, James Lydon, Harry Shannon, Don Beddoe, Byron Barr, Alex Gerry, Hal Price, Stephen Chase, Esther Somers, Paul E. B read more
Save Me (1994)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 26, 2016
US / 93 minutes / color / Spark, Vision International Dir: Alan Roberts Pr: Alan Amiel Scr: Neil Ronco Cine: Ilan Rosenberg Cast: Harry Hamlin, Lysette Anthony, Michael Ironside, Olivia Hussey, Bill Nunn, Steve Railsback, Neil Ronco, Sigal Diamant, Joseph Campanella, Reilly Murphy, Christine Mitges, read more