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Petite Lise, La (1930)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 22, 2016
vt Little Lise France / 84 minutes / bw / Pathé–Natan Dir: Jean Grémillon Pr: Bernard Natan, Emile Natan Scr: Charles Spaak Cine: Bachelet & Colas (i.e., Jean Bachelet and René Colas) Cast: Alcover (i.e., Pierre Alcover), Bertheau (i.e., Julien Bertheau), Mihalesco (i.e., Alexandre Mihalesco), read more
Night Caller, The (1965)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 19, 2016
vt Blood Beast from Outer Space; vt Night Caller from Outer Space UK / 84 minutes / bw (though there’s also a later colorized release) / New Art, Armitage, Butcher’s Dir: John Gilling Pr: Ronald Liles Scr: Jim O’Connolly Story: The Night Callers (1960) by Frank R. Crisp Cine: Stephen Dade Cast: read more
Last Light, The (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 15, 2016
US / 14 minutes / color / Coral House Productions Dir: Jennifer Cummins Pr: Lisa Cooper Scr: Persephone Vandegrift Cine: Dan McComb Cast: Telisa Steen, Sarah Dennis, Elora Coble, Randall Dai, Pearl Klein, Danika Collins. A very simple albeit narratively rather complex short that gives a powerful po read more
Iron Doors (2010)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 12, 2016
Germany / 81 minutes / color / Fullfeedback, Bar Vinya, Waterbear, Kinostar Dir: Stephen Manuel Pr: Axel Wedekind, Stephen Manuel, Aaron Magnani Scr: Peter Arneson Cine: Jan Reiff Cast: Axel Wedekind, Rungano Nyoni. A man (Wedekind), seemingly an office worker, wakes up to find himself locked into read more
Hostile Witness (1968)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 8, 2016
UK / 99 minutes / color / Caralan–Dador, UA Dir: Ray Milland Pr: David E. Rose Scr: Jack Roffey Story: Hostile Witness (1965 play) by Jack Roffey Cine: Gerald Gibbs Cast: Ray Milland, Sylvia Syms, Raymond Huntley, Felix Aylmer, Geoffrey Lumsden, Ewan Roberts, Julian Holloway, Norman Barrs, Richard read more
Hell Harbor (1930)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 5, 2016
US / 83 minutes / bw / Inspiration, UA Dir & Pr: Henry King Scr: Fred DeGresac, Clark Silvernail, N. Brewster Morse Story: Out of the Night (1925) by Rida Johnson Young Cine: John Fulton, Robert M. Haas, Mack Stengler Cast: Lupe Velez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland, Gibson Gowland, Harry Allen, Al read more
o/t: leisure reading in September
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 2, 2016
I read a total of 18 books in September, which sounds pretty impressive until you learn that they were almost all fairly short. All but one were crime fictions from the Golden Age or even earlier. The links are to my GoodReads notes. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are co read more
Fig Leaf for Eve, A (1944)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 1, 2016
vt Desirable Lady; vt Flaming Girls; vt Hollywood Nights; vt Not Enough Clothes; vt Reckless Youth; vt Room for Love; vt Strips and Blondes
US / 69 minutes / bw / Carry Westen, Monogram Dir: Donald Brodie Pr: J. Richard Westen Scr: Elizabeth Hayter Story: Harry O. Hoyt Cine: Marcel Le Picard Cast: J read more
Crime Patrol, The (1936)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 28, 2016
US / 59 minutes / bw / Mayfair, Empire Dir: Eugene Cummings Pr: Harry S. Knight Scr: Betty Burbridge Story: Arthur T. Horman Cine: Bert Longenecker Cast: Ray Walker, Geneva Mitchell, Herbert Corthell, Hooper Atchley, Wilbur Mack, Russ Clark, Max Wagner, Virginia True Boardman, Henry Roquemore, Snub read more
o/t: Princeton Children’s Book Festival 2016 — a proud author modestly demonstrates his triumph
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 25, 2016
Yup — we sold out about an hour and a half before closing time. Frustrating, of course, but as my neighbor, the excellent children’s author/illustrator Ross Burach (There’s a Giraffe in My Soup), pointed out, it was a nice problem to have. We had a great day out — it read more
Burden of Evil (2012 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 24, 2016
Canada / 90 minutes / color / Incendo, Dir: Michel Monty Pr: Jean Bureau, Serge Denis, Josée Mauffette Scr: Tom Gates Cine: Daniel Villeneuve Cast: Natalie Zea, Ron Lea, Ricky Mabe, Graham Cuthbertson, Michael Ironside, Vincent Hoss-Desmarais, Alexandra Valassis, Andrew Johnston, Chad Connell, Éleon read more
Breaking the Girls (2012)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 21, 2016
US / 87 minutes / color / Myriad, Tapestry, Future, Light Iron, IFC Dir: Jamie Babbit Pr: Kirk D’Amico, Andrea Sperling Scr: Mark Distefano, Guinevere Turner Cine: Jeffrey Waldron Cast: Agnes Bruckner, Madeline Zima, Shawn Ashmore, Kate Levering, Shanna Collins, Davenia McFadden, Tiya Sircar, Melani read more
Bad Company (1931)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 17, 2016
US / 76 minutes / bw / RKO Pathé Dir: Tay Garnett Pr: Charles R. Rogers Scr: Tom Buckingham, Tay Garnett Story: Put on the Spot (1930) by Jack Lait Cine: Arthur Miller Cast: Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, John Garrick, Paul Hurst, Frank Conroy, Harry Carey, Frank McHugh, Kenneth Thomson, Arthur read more
Intruder (2011)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 14, 2016
US / 20 minutes / color / Senese Films Dir & Scr: Billy Senese Pr: Brinn Hamilton, Billy Senese Cine: Jeffrey Stanfill Cast: Jennifer Spriggs, Josh Graham, Kayte Miller, Jeremy Childs, Craig Armstrong, Iain Montgomery, Adonni Samuels. A nifty little psychological thriller that declines to speak read more
Treacherous Crossing (1992 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 10, 2016
US / 84 minutes / color / OTML, Wilshire Court, USA Network Dir: Tony Wharmby Pr: Bob Roe Scr: Elisa Bell Story: Cabin B-13 (1943 radio play) by John Dickson Carr Cine: Brian West Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Angie Dickinson, Grant Show, Joseph Bottoms, Karen Medak, Charles Napier, Eric Avari, Cameron Wats read more
Tragica Notte (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 7, 2016
vt Tragic Night
Italy / 81 minutes / bw / Scalera, Farrenia Pancro C.6 Dir: Mario Soldati Scr: M. Bonfantini, E. Cecchi, D. Cinelli, E. Giachino, L. De Caro, M. Soldati Story: La Trappola (1928) by Delfino Cinelli Cine: Massimo Terzano, Otello Martelli Cast: Dori Duranti (i.e., Doris Duranti), Carlo read more
o/t: leisure reading during August
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 4, 2016
Another fairly low-key reading month — I blame the heat. The links are to my usually somewhat 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 us read more
Thirteenth Guest, The (1932)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 3, 2016
US / 69 minutes / bw / M.H. Hoffman, Monogram Dir: Albert Ray Pr: M.H. Hoffman Scr: Frances Hyland Story: The Thirteenth Guest (1929) by Armitage Trail Cine: Harry Neumann, Tom Galligan Cast: Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paul Hurst, Erville Alderson, Ethel Wales, James Eagles, C read more
Suddenly (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 31, 2016
vt Code Black: President Down
Canada / 90 minutes / color / Odyssey, Nasser Group North, Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC, CPTC, Insight, Cinedigm Dir: Uwe Boll Pr: Kirk Shaw Scr: Raul Inglis Story (uncredited): Suddenly (1954 screenplay) by Richard Sale Cine: B. Uegama Cast: Ray Liott read more
o/t: Todd Mason’s latest Overlooked A/V:: Films, Television, Radio and more
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 25, 2016
Todd has posted on his fab Sweet Freedom blog yet another amazingly useful roundup of the good a/v-related stuff that’s currently swarming all over the blogosphere. Click HERE to go to his page and discover all the individual links. Adam Ferenz: The Fly (1986 film); The Matrix
A. J. Wright: Ca read more