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Day Twenty-Nine of Noirvember: My Five Noir Dinner Guests
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 29, 2018
Mmm, pie. Years ago, in an early edition of my film noir newsletter, The Dark Pages (shameless plug), one of our readers posed a question: “What five film noir characters would you like to have for dinner?” It turned out to be a fun exercise for several of our contributors and subscribers, but I read more
Day Twenty-Eight of Noirvember: List o’ the Week — Top 20 Noirs on YouTube
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2018
Cornel Wilde and Helene Stanton (Dr. Drew Pinsky’s mom!) in The Big Combo. YouTube is great for a lot of things, but I love it best for the film noir movies I can find on it. Today’s Noirvember post serves up my top 20 film noir features on YouTube. It’s a veritable treasure trove, y’all! read more
Day Twenty-Seven of Noirvember: Unlikely Film Noir Folks — Fred Clark
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2018
The other day I saw a post on Facebook with a picture of Fred Clark that described him as “the immortal film noir actor.” One member of the group responded that “he was never noir,” and a quite a little brouhaha ensued – to which, I admit, I briefly contributed. In thinking about it later, read more
Day Twenty-Six of Noirvember: Happy Birthday, Adele Jergens!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 26, 2018
When they nicknamed Adele Jergens “The Eyeful,” they weren’t just whistlin’ Dixie. Born on November 17, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, Adele Louisa Jurgens didn’t start out with her sights set on the big screen. The tomboyish Adele was the youngest of four children and the only girl, and was read more
Day Twenty-Five of Noirvember: Favorite Femme Fatales – Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2018
Today’s Noirvember post is the second in my series of favorite femme fatales – those deliciously devious dames that I just can’t get enough of. My top femme was Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity (1944). Number two on my hit parade of deadly dames is none other than Kathie Moffat in Out of read more
Day Twenty-Four of Noirvember: The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (Part 4)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2018
Nancy Olson during her appearance at TCMFF 2018. For today’s post, I’m doing double duty – my daily Noirvember celebration and the next installment of my year-long coverage of the 2018 Turner Classic Movies film festival! I was delighted this year to have the opportunity to see and hear the lovely read more
Day Twenty-Three of Noirvember: Top Three in ’53
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2018
Earlier this month, as part of my campaign to point out first-rate noirs released in years other than the typically touted 1947, I spotlighted my top five film noir features from 1945. I’m continuing this effort for today’s Noirvember post, with my top three from 1953. It was a fun personal challeng read more
Day Twenty-Two of Noirvember: Happy Thanksgiving!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2018
Joan Crawford served up a strong noir presence in such first-rate features as Mildred Pierce (1945), Possessed (1947), The Damned Don’t Cry (1950) and Sudden Fear (1952). She also served up a mean turkey. Happy Thanksgiving! And join me tomorrow on Day 23 (seriously, where is the time going!?! read more
Day Twenty-One of Noirvember: Quote of the Day
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2018
“She was a charming, middle-aged lady with a face like a bucket of mud. I gave her a drink. She was a gal who’d take a drink if she had to knock you down to get to the bottle.” Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944). ~ by shadowsandsatin on November 21, 2018. Posted in Uncategorize read more
Day Twenty of Noirvember: The Noir of HUAC
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2018
Larry Parks testifying before HUAC. In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) launched an investigation into Communism in the motion picture industry, throwing Tinseltown into a paranoid panic and ruining the lives of countless artists. During secret testimony before HUAC in 1951, a read more
Day Nineteen of Noirvember: Celebrating Gene
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2018
When you think of first-rate noir actresses, the really talented ones, who do you think of? Stanwyck? Claire Trevor? Audrey Totter? What about Gene Tierney? Is she even on your list? Because of her striking beauty and innate elegance, I think that Tierney’s acting prowess is often overlooked, but read more
Day Seventeen of Noirvember: Favorite Femme Fatales
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2018
Stanwyck as Phyllis Dietrichson I love a lot (obviously) about film noir. And one of the things I love best about these films is the deadly, duplicitous dames commonly known as femme fatales. You know – the ones who use their wiles to get their way. The ones who have an uncanny, innate ability for read more
Day Eighteen of Noirvember: Reel Names
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2018
Mikhail Mazurkiewicz and Doris Bernice Jensen in Nightmare Alley (1947) On last week’s Trivia Thursday, one of my entries was the given name of actor Robert Taylor: Spangler Arlington Brugh (which just happens to be my favorite name of all time). Today’s Noirvember post serves up 10 more read more
Day Sixteen of Noirvember: The Words of Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2018
She goes where she wants to. It’s a Noirvember tradition – a celebration of the memorable words of film noir. Enjoy! “You’re trying to make me go soft. Well, you can save your oil. I don’t go soft for anybody.” Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire (1942) “If you want fresh air, don’t look read more
Day Fifteen of Noirvember: Trivia Thursday
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2018
Lana Turner and Spangler Arlington Brugh. A Thursday without trivia is like a day without sunshine. (Or something like that.) Join me in diving into a pool full of trivial tidbits about the stars of some of my favorite noirs . . . Robert Taylor’s given name was Spangler Arlington Brugh. Adele Jergen read more
Day Fourteen of Noirvember: Stranger Than Fiction — The Phenix City Story
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2018
The Phenix City Story is a 1955 noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring John McIntire, Richard Kiley, and Kathryn Grant. The title location is a lawless town in Alabama where the crooks are running the show and the cops are ineffectual at best, and on the payroll of the head mobster, Rhett Tanner read more
Day Thirteen of Noirvember: Savage Detour
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2018
Detour (1945) is 68 minutes of cracking good lines, an edge-of-your-seat plot, and a perfect noir ending. And then there’s Ann Savage. In the film, Savage plays Vera, a hitch-hiker picked up on the side of the road by Al Roberts (Tom Neal), who’s on his way from New York to California to meet up read more
Day Twelve of Noirvember: List o’ the Week — Top 10 Taglines
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 12, 2018
It’s Love and Murder at First Sight! I love movie taglines — especially the taglines for noir features. They crack me up. They’re so EMPHATIC! And so DRAMATIC! This week’s list features some of my favorites. Do you have any? Double Indemnity (1944): It’s Love And Murder read more
Day Eleven of Noirvember: The Tragic Life and Times of Gail Russell
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2018
Of all the noir femmes I can think of, Gail Russell had the saddest eyes. There was a reason for that. Russell appeared in four noirs during her career – Calcutta (1947), opposite Alan Ladd; Moonrise (1948), with Dane Clark and Lloyd Bridges; Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), starring Edward G. Robi read more
Day Ten of Noirvember: Laraine Day and The Locket
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2018
The Locket (1946) is a fascinating film noir that tells the story of Nancy, a beautiful and accomplished young woman who, at the start of the picture, is about to marry the love of her life, John Willis. Shortly before the start of the ceremony, however, John is visited by Dr. Harry Blair, who claim read more