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Bad Girl (1931)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 30, 2016
US / 90 minutes / bw / Fox Dir: Frank Borzage Scr: Edwin J. Burke Story: Bad Girl (1928) by Viña Delmar and Bad Girl (1930 play) by Viña Delmar and Brian Marlowe (i.e., Brian Marlow) Cine: Chester Lyons Cast: James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell, William Pawley, George Irving, Frank Darien, Louis read more
Dirty Little Secret (2011)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 26, 2016
US / 7 minutes / color / zoes3d, Somerville, Prototype, Albatross Dir & Scr: Chris St.Croix Pr: Chris Conner, David Buchert, D.J. Goller Cine: Michael Costanza Cast: Jennifer Spriggs, Kristen Linten, Jordan Stephens, Michael Scott Quinlan, Brandon Vestal, Steve Burkett. In some anonymous corpor read more
Violent Years, The (1956)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 23, 2016
US / 61 minutes / bw / Headliner, Dél Dir: Wm. M. Morgan Pr: Roy Reid Scr: Edward D. Wood Jr Cine: Wm. C. Thompson Cast: Jean Moorhead, Barbara Weeks, Arthur Millan, Theresa Hancock, Joanne Cangi, Gloria Farr, Glen Corbett (i.e., Glenn Corbett), Lee Constant, I. Stanford Jolley, Timothy Farell (i.e. read more
Accident, L’ (1963)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 19, 2016
vt The Accident France / 91 minutes / bw / Félix, Univers, TCF Dir: Edmond T. Gréville Pr: José Benazeraf Scr: Frédéric Dard, Edmond T. Gréville Story: L’Accident (1961) by Frédéric Dard Cine: Jean Badal Cast: Magali Noël, Georges Rivière, Danick Patisson (i.e., Danik Patisson), Roland Lesaffre, read more
X Marks the Spot (1931)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 16, 2016
US / 69 minutes / bw / Tiffany Dir: Erle C. Kenton Pr: Sam Bischoff Scr: Warren Duff, Gordon Kahn Cine: Gilbert Warrenton Cast: Lew Cody, Sally Blane, Wallace Ford, Mary Nolan, Fred Kohler, Charles Middleton, Virginia Lee Corbin, Joyce Coad, Richard Tucker, Clarence Muse, Helen Parrish. Back in Sep read more
Wall Street Mystery, The (1931)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 12, 2016
US / 17 minutes / bw / Vitaphone, Warner Dir: Arthur Hurley Scr: Burnet Hershey Story: S.S. Van Dine Cine: E.B. DuPar Cast: Donald Meek, John Hamilton, Frances Dale, Hobart Cavanaugh. Two stockbrokers, Clive West (uncredited) and his junior partner Edwin Homer (uncredited), are found shot dead in t read more
Two Wives at One Wedding (1961)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 8, 2016
UK / 64 minutes / bw / Danziger, Paramount Dir: Montgomery Tully Pr: Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger Scr: Brian Clemens, Eldon Howard Cine: Bert Mason Cast: Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg, Lisa Daniely, André Maranne, Humphrey Lestocq, Viola Keats, Douglas Ives, John Serret, Annette Carell, read more
Trap for Cinderella (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 5, 2016
UK / 100 minutes / color / UK Film Council, Prescience, Forthcoming, JonesCompany, Aegis, Altus, Ealing Metro, Lipsync, Odd Lot, BFI Dir & Scr: Iain Softley Pr: Robert Jones, Dixie Linder, Iain Softley Story: Piège pour Cendrillon (1963; vt Trap for Cinderella) by Sébastien Japrisot Cine: Alex read more
Strange Adventure, A (1932)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 2, 2016
vt The Wayne Murder Case
US / 60 minutes / bw / Chadwick, Monogram Dir: Phil Whitman Pr: I.E. Chadwick Scr: Lee Chadwick, Hampton Del Ruth Story: Arthur Hoerl Cine: Leon Shamroy Cast: Regis Toomey, June Clyde, Lucille La Verne, Jason Robards Sr, William V. Mong, Eddie Phillips, Dwight Frye, Nadine D read more
o/t: February leisure reading
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 1, 2016
One of the novels I’d much looked forward to disappointed me a very great deal, so in the end I abandoned it. The ones that I finished I found, in general, very rewarding. Here’s the list, with the links being to my often scrappy (note that “s,” dammit!) on Goodreads: The New read more
o/t: The Academy Strikes Again: The 2016 Oscar Memorial Snubs
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 29, 2016
++A great offering from Sister Celluloid. The omissions really are boggling. Sister Celluloid Last night, according to the official Academy Awards website, “the Oscars took time to honor the many talents we lost during the previous year, the lives they touched and the art they made or made possible… read more
Stolen Identity (1953)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 27, 2016
Austria, US / 84 minutes / bw / Schoenbrunn, Trans-Globe, Helen Ainsworth Dir: Gunther Fritsch (i.e., Gunther von Fritsch) Pr: Turhan Bey Scr: Robert Hill Story: Ich War Jack Mortimer (1933) by Alexander Lernet-Holenia Cine: Helmuth Ashley Cast: Donald Buka, Joan Camden, Francis Lederer, Adrienne Ge read more
Red Wind (1995 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 24, 2016
US / 60 minutes / color with bw credits / Mirage, Propaganda, Showtime Dir: Agnieszka Holland Pr: Stuart Cornfeld, William Horberg Scr: Alan Trustman Story: “Red Wind” (1938 Dime Detective) by Raymond Chandler Cine: Robert Brinkmann Cast: Danny Glover, Kelly Lynch, Dan Hedaya, Ron Rifkin, Miguel read more
o/t: it’s #500, and it’s also Todd Mason’s latest Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 23, 2016
Yes, this is the 500th post on Noirish. I haven’t counted, but my guess is I’ve covered somewhere in the region of 450 movies here so far. That’s more B-movies (and occasionally A-movies) than a man should allow himself to be subjected to, but, well, shucks. Since the majority of read more
Phantom Speaks, The (1945)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 20, 2016
US / 69 minutes / bw / Republic Dir: John English Pr: Donald H. Brown Scr: John K. Butler Cine: William Bradford Cast: Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts, Tom Powers, Charlotte Wynters, Jonathan Hale, Pierre Watkin, Marian Martin (i.e., Marion Martin), Garry Owen, Ralf Harolde, Doreen McCa read more
o/t: He’s baaaaaaack! Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 18, 2016
After a short vacation, Todd’s incredibly useful roundup reappears. As always, click anywhere on the list and the usherette will lead you and your bucket of popcorn to Todd’s Sweet Freedom site, where you’ll find all the individual links. Allan Fish: 150 films directed by women An read more
Never Too Late (1935)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 17, 2016
vt Hit and Run US / 53 minutes / bw / Reliable Dir: Franklin Shamray (i.e., Bernard B. Ray) Pr: Bernard B. Ray Scr: Jack Natteford, Carl Krusada Story: Bennett Cohen Cine: Pliny Goodfriend Cast: Richard Talmadge, Thelma White, Robert Frazer, Mildred Harris, Vera Lewis, Robert Walker, George Chesebro read more
Midnight’s Child (1992 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 13, 2016
US / 89 minutes / color with some bw / Victoria Principal, Jeff Myrow–David Gottlieb, Polone, Hearst Dir: Colin Bucksey Pr: Kimberly Myers Scr: David Chaskin Story: Jeff Myrow, David N. Gottlieb, David Chaskin Cine: Anthony B. Richmond Cast: Marcy Walker, Cotter Smith, Olivia d’Abo, Elissabeth Moss, read more
Detective Kitty O’Day (1944) and Adventures of Kitty O’Day (1945)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 10, 2016
US / 61 minutes / bw / Monogram Dir: William Beaudine Pr: Lindsley Parsons Scr: Tim Ryan, Victor Hammond Story: Victor Hammond Cine: Ira Morgan Cast: Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan, Veda Ann Borg, Edward Gargan, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Heyes, Pat Gleason, Olaf Hytten, Edward Earle. A high-spi read more
Deadly Duo (1962)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 6, 2016
US / 69 minutes / bw / Harvard, UA Dir: Reginald LeBorg Pr: Robert E. Kent Scr: Owen Harris Story: The Deadly Duo (1959) by Richard Jessup Cine: Gordon Avil Cast: Craig Hill, Marcia Henderson, Robert Lowery, Dayton Lummis, Carlos Romero, Irene Tedrow, David Renard, Marco Antonio, Peter Oliphant. Ra read more