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YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 21: 99 River Street (1953)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2020
For my money, John Payne is one of the most underrated stars of the film noir era. Like his fellow noir vet Dick Powell, Payne’s earlier career consisted of a number of comedies and musicals – lightweight vehicles that seemed a perfect fit for his good looks and breezy air. But in the late 1940s, read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 20: Fourteen Hours (1951)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2020
Finding Fourteen Hours (1951) was a happy accident. Before a couple of years ago, I’d never even heard of it before – despite the fact that the cast includes noir vets Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Agnes Moorehead, Jeff Corey, and Howard da Silva. I don’t even remember how I happened to stumble read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 19: Pitfall (1948)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2020
Today’s pick is my third Lizabeth Scott starrer of the month: Pitfall (1948). Do I need to even bother saying that it’s a favorite? The film boasts a stellar cast that, in addition to Scott, includes Dick Powell, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr; brisk direction by Andre De Toth; and an engaging story read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 18: Raw Deal (1948)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2020
I never consider Raw Deal (1948) when thinking about my favorite noirs. And yet, every time I see it, I’m reminded of how good it is. Maybe the reason that Raw Deal doesn’t make it onto any of my Top 10 lists is because, to me, its parts are greater than the whole. Not that it’s not a first-rate read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 17: Brute Force (1947)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2020
Brute Force (1947) is not your typical film noir. Almost entirely set inside the confines of a maximum security prison, there’re no rainswept city streets, no anti-hero detectives, and the two femmes fatales are on screen a total of about three minutes. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find a darker read more
YouTube Noir: Noirvember Day 16: Scarlet Street (1945)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2020
Dan Duryea. Joan Bennett. Edward G. Robinson. Fritz Lang. Talk about a winning combination. They’re the principals who brought to life yet another one of my favorite noirs, Scarlet Street (1945). It’s been in the public domain for so long that I’ll be surprised if anyone’s left who hasn’t read more
YouTube Noir: Noirvember Day 15: Murder By Contract (1958)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2020
Until recently, Vince Edwards was on my radar for only two reasons: he played Dr. Ben Casey on TV, and he co-starred in one of my favorite noirs, The Killing (1956), which I recommended for YouTube viewing earlier this month. And then I saw Murder By Contract (1958). There’s so much to say about thi read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 14: The Enforcer (1951)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2020
I never hear people talk about The Enforcer (1951). I’m going to remedy that today. First off, let’s talk about the film’s cast. It stars Humphrey Bogart, which is a premium selling point all by itself. But it also boasts a boatload of other veterans from the noir era: Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane, read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 13: Too Late for Tears (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2020
How do I love Lizabeth Scott? How much time do you have? She may not have been the best actress in the world, but boy, was she made for noir. There was just something about her – was it her voice, her hair, her eyes, her smile? The way she wore her clothes? (The way she sipped her tea?) Whatever it read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 12: Shield for Murder (1954)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 12, 2020
If I had a dollar every time I said a noir was one of my favorites . . . But I can’t help it – there are so many good ones out there. And Shield for Murder (1954) is definitely on the list. It’s got so much to recommend it: a perfect noir opening and a perfect noir end, and in between, a cast read more
YouTube Noir: Noirvember Day 11: The Big Combo (1955)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2020
If I’ve said it once on this blog, I’ve said it 10 times – I’m a HUGE Richard Conte fan. I don’t care if he’s filing his nails, doing his taxes, or working a crossword puzzle, if he’s doing it on my screen, I’m there. And I’m especially there for today’s YouTube noir: The Big Combo read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 10: The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 10, 2020
The Man Who Cheated Himself serves up yet another fascinating noir opening. We see a man, alone in a room, occupied with several tasks – putting bullets in a gun and carefully stashing it in a bureau, burning a box in a fireplace, using a poker to do some damage to a door. What’s his deal? What’s read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 9: Sudden Fear (1952)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 9, 2020
Sudden Fear (1952) holds a special place in my heart. First of all, it stars my girl Joan Crawford. Secondly, it’s one of the first noirs I ever saw on the big screen. It was at Chicago’s Music Box Theater, and as I sat there in the dark, I was practically overcome by the intelligent script, the read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 8: Private Hell 36 (1954)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 8, 2020
Today’s YouTube pick is (yet) another personal favorite – Private Hell 36 (1954), starring Steve Cochran, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, and Dorothy Malone. There’s a lot to love about this underrated feature, starting with the rather unusual opening, which fades in on a dark, downtown city night, accompa read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 7: Cry Vengeance (1954)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 7, 2020
Many classic film fans have never heard of the star of my Day 7 recommendation, let alone the movie: It’s Cry Vengeance (1954), starring Mark Stevens. But I’m hoping to change all that. Before I started working on today’s post, I’d only seen Cry Vengeance once, and that was nearly 20 years ago. read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 6: The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 6, 2020
If you know anything about me, you know that I love Joan Crawford. Her picture is in an art deco frame in my breakfast nook, and my wall is graced by a gorgeous Italian poster from her 1947 feature Possessed. Her face is the screen saver on my phone. And she’s the star of two of the YouTube noirs read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 5: Detour (1945)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 5, 2020
If you’ve never seen Detour (1945), you’re in for a down and dirty, noirishly good treat. I envy you. Detour is one of those “B” noirs you may have heard about, with a budget so low that the director, Edgar Ulmer, used his own car for filming. But it doesn’t feel cheap, and it packs a noir read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 4: New York Confidential (1955)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 4, 2020
I frequently find myself talking about how this noir is one of my favorites, and how that one is on my top 10 list. But I can’t help it – there’re so many noirs to love! And today’s YouTube noir is one of them. Incredibly underrated, New York Confidential (1955) is simply great, in my estimation. read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 3: The Killing (1956)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 3, 2020
I cannot count the number of times I have seen today’s YouTube pick for Noirvember: The Killing (1956). It’s one of my favorite all-time movies – I’ve seen it twice on the big screen, and I own it on both VHS and DVD. It’s one of the earliest (and best, in my opinion) films directed by read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 2: Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2020
Today’s YouTube pick for Noirvember is a film I saw for the first time just a couple of days ago: Ladies in Retirement (1941). I’d heard of it before, but I never knew anything about it except that it starred Ida Lupino. Had it not been for a virtual classic film Meetup group I belong to, I’d read more