Author Archives: Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Oscar Omission – Edward G. Robinson

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Oscar Omission – Edward G. Robinson One of my favorite times of the year is awards season. For years now, as soon as the Academy Awards are announced, I set upon a quest to see as many Oscar-nominated … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged academy awards, barbara stanwyck, dan duryea, Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson, fred macmurray, House of Strangers, joan Bennett, Luther Adler, richard conte, scarlett street, The Whole Town's Talking | 11 Comments

Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2023 Edition

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2023 Edition We’ve invested in a new wall calendar around these parts, and you know what that means – time for a look at some great films noirs that are celebrating their 75th anniversary … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged barbara stanwyck, burt lancaster, byron barr, Call Northside 777, claire trevor, dennis o'keefe, Dick Powell, famous noir quotes, film noir, Henry Stephenson, I Cover Chinatown, Impact, joan fontaine, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, Laura, lizabeth scott, Marsha Hunt, Noir, Noir Nook, Noir Trivia, Norman Foster, Pitfall (1948), Rafter Romance, Raw Deal (1948), Raymond Burr, Robert Newton, Skyscraper Souls, Sorry Wrong Number, state fair, The Dark Corner | 2 Comments

Noir Nook: Supportive Fellas of Film Noir

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Supportive Fellas of Film Noir A couple of years ago at the Noir Nook, I remedied my penchant for focusing on the distaff side of noir by shining the spotlight on some of my favorite noir actors. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Born to Kill, cathy o'donnell, claire trevor, Elisha Cook Jr, Esther Howard, farley granger, film noir, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, lawrence tierney, Noir, Noir Nook, they live by night, William Phipps | 6 Comments

Noir Nook: Three with Richard C

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Three with Richard C In previous posts here at the Noir Nook, I’ve mentioned the classic movie Zoom meetup group that I’ve participated in since spring 2020. One of our recent films was 20th Century Fox’s Cry of … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged anne bancroft, Betty Garde, broderick crawford, Cry of the City, Debra Paget, Edward G. Robinson, film noir, House of Strangers, Luther Adler, Marilyn Maxwell, New York Confidential, Noir, Noir Nook, richard conte, Robert Siodmak, shelley winters, victor mature, Walter Baldwin | 1 Comment

Noir Nook: In Living Color Noirs

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: In Living Color Noirs If there’s one thing that’s certain about film noir, it’s that it encompasses a lot of uncertainty. All noirs don’t have femmes fatales. They’re not all set in urban areas. They don’t all have … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged A Kiss Before Dying, Arlene Dahl, casey adams, Cornel Wilde, film noir, Gene Tierney, House of Bamboo, Jean Peters, joanne woodward, John Payne, joseph cotten, kent taylor, leave her to heaven, marilyn monroe, niagara, Noir, Noir Nook, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Allan, robert ryan, Robert Stack, Robert Wagner, Slightly Scarlet, Ted deCorsia, The Street with No Name | 2 Comments

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part 2

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part 2 For last month’s Noir Nook, I started one of my favorite lists to date – the best film from each year of the classic noir era; Part 1 covered 1940 … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Ace in the hole, Alexander Scourby, anthony caruso, brian donlevy, burt lancaster, Cornel Wilde, d.o.a., Detective Story, earl holliman, Ed Begley, Edmond O'Brien, Elisha Cook Jr, film noir, glenn ford, gloria grahame, gun crazy, harry belafonte, in a lonely place, Jack palance, james whitmore, jean hagen, Jean Wallace, Jeanette Nolan, joan crawford, john agar, Kirk Douglas, lee marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Marie Windsor, marilyn monroe, Murder by Contract, New York Confidential, Night and the City, No Man of Her Own, Noir, Noir Nook, Odds Against Tomorrow, Pickup on South Street, Plunder Road, Richard Benedict, richard conte, robert ryan, Robert Wise, sam jaffe, Scandal Sheet, Shakedown, shelley winters, shield for murder, stanley kubrick, sterling hayden, Sudden Fear, Sunset Boulevard, Sweet Smell of Success, the asphalt jungle, the big combo, The Big Heat, The Breaking Point, the damned dont cry!, the killing, The Narrow Margin, tony curtis, Vince Edwards, Where the Sidewalk Ends | 3 Comments

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I If you know me, you’ll know I love a good list. And what better lists to make than lists about classic film noir features? This time around, I’m serving up … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Alan Ladd, alfred hitchcock, Ann Blyth, ann sheridan, barbara stanwyck, bette davis, Body and Soul, Born to Kill, burt lancaster, cathy o'donnell, Criss Cross, dan duryea, decoy, detour, Double Indemnity, farley granger, film noir, fred macmurray, gale sondergaard, gilda, Howard DaSilva, Jay C. Flippen, joan crawford, Johnny Eager, joseph cotten, kent smith, Laird Cregar, lana turner, Laura, Mildred Pierce, Murder My Sweet, my name is julia ross, nightmare alley, Noir, Noir Nook, nora prentiss, out of the past, Patricia Dane, Phantom Lady, Robert Taylor, scarlett street, shadow of a doubt, Stranger on the Third Floor, teresa wright, the big sleep, The Blue Dahlia, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, The Glass Key, the great flamarion, The Killers, The Letter, The Maltese Falcon, the set-up, the strange love of martha ivers, they live by night, They Won't Believe Me, This Gun for Hire, too late for tears, van heflin, Veronica Lake, Will Wright, Yvonne De Carlo | 6 Comments

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2 Last month, I offered up four femmes who provided us with some of the best entrances in film noir: Cora Smith (Lana Turner) in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Ava Gardner, barbara stanwyck, burt lancaster, Cornel Wilde, Double Indemnity, earl holliman, Edmond O'Brien, femme fatale, gilda, gun crazy, Jane Greer, Jean Wallace, joan Bennett, john dall, lana turner, Lee Van Cleef, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, Peggy Cummins, richard conte, Rita Hayworth, Sam Levene, the big combo, The Killers, The Postman Always Rings Twice, the woman in the window, Virginia Christine | 8 Comments

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances Recently, during a viewing of The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) on TCM, I tweeted about Lana Turner’s first appearance in the film, stating that it was one of the best screen entrances, ever. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged barbara stanwyck, Cecil Kellaway, Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson, Femme, film noir, fred macmurray, Jane Greer, joan Bennett, john garfield, Kirk Douglas, lana turner, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, Robert Blake, robert mitchum, The Postman Always Rings Twice, the woman in the window, Tom Powers | 15 Comments

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival In April of this year, I attended the TCM Film Festival, which was the first time in two years that the fest was an in-person event. It was a sheer delight to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Ann Savage, anne bancroft, Arthur Kennedy, broderick crawford, dan duryea, detour, Don DeFore, Double Indemnity, Elisha Cook Jr, erich von stroheim, Film Festival, film noir, gloria grahame, Herschel Bernardi, Jack palance, james mason, joan crawford, kathleen ryan, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, Laura, lizabeth scott, Marie Windsor, Marilyn Maxwell, Mary Beth Hughes, Murder by Contract, New York Confidential, Noir, Noir Nook, Odd Man Out, oliver twist, out of the past, Phillip Pine, richard conte, Robert Newton, sterling hayden, Sudden Fear, TCM Film Festival, the great flamarion, the killing, Tom Neal, too late for tears, Treasure Island, Vince Edwards | 8 Comments

Author Archives: Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Oscar Omission – Edward G. Robinson

Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2023 Edition

Noir Nook: Supportive Fellas of Film Noir

Noir Nook: Three with Richard C

Noir Nook: In Living Color Noirs

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part 2

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival

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