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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts |
I have just added another noir film title to my collection..."Dead End".
Staring Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, and Sylvia Sidney. What a timeless masterpiece. I remember seeing this in youth. And it is just as good as I remember it. "There was blood on his hands...and a price on his head". A vicious gangster returns to the mean streets of the lower east side of NY. Gripping, masterful. Remember the Dead End kids? They are an act in themselves. Brilliant stuff to watch. The one-liners are a killer! ok...for all you film lovers out there, what's your favourite film noir? wulfie |
Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
Besides all the old gang movies, "The Lost Weekend" was an oldie I really liked.
More modern noir films that stood out for me were "Blade Runner" and "Sin City". Spaghetti westerns work too. |
Patrick Differ Inner circle 1540 Posts |
Blood for a Silver Dollar
For a Few Dollars More
Will you walk into my parlour? said the Spider to the Fly,
Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there. Oh no, no, said the little Fly, to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair -can ne'er come down again. |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
"Night Has a Thousand Eyes" with Edward G. Robinson as "John Triton, the Mental Wizard" - a stage mentalist who begins to see real views of the future, and it tortures him.
And of course "Night of the Hunter" - I find it delicious, my wife finds the Robert Mitchum character so evil she won't watch it. |
wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts |
Ok guys, here is one for you....
I remember seeing a film way back...and it evolved around a woman who appeared trapped inside an isolated house. She could not walk out. People kept her inside. She was trying to escape her captives. When the end came. Apparently she was institutionalised, and her captives were doctors and nurses. A real standing count on this one, especially for the period in which it was filmed. A jaw-dropper. Unfortunately, I can't remember what they called it! Any help on this one? wulfie |
Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
Blood Simple
Some might not callit a film noir, but I see it as one.
Magic is like Science,
Both are fun if you do it right! |
Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
"Angels with Dirty Faces". Not necessarily film noir, but it came to mind as I was thinking. Cagney's final scene, going to the chair, is a classic.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Double Indemnity.
The Maltese Falcon.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts |
Sunset Blvd.
"We didn't need dialogue. We had faces. There just aren't any faces like that anymore. Maybe one. Garbo. Oh, those idiot producers! Those imbeciles! Haven't they got any eyes? Have they forgotten what a star looks like?" |
Justin R Veteran user 303 Posts |
Good picks balducci. Those were the first two titles I thought of when I saw this thread.
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kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
I read the books by Hammett and Chandler before I watched the movies. So, I've been tainted.
For fun, read Pulp by Bakowski (SP). Favorite movies: Chinatown, La Confidential, Mullhuland Falls, and Sin City are on my short list.
POOF!
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kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
That's Mulholland toots.
POOF!
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
'falls', 'toots' - whatever Mulholland does, he does it with style!
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Noel M Loyal user San Rafael. CA 208 Posts |
Murder, My Sweet, with Dick Powell as Philip Marlow. It's ased on Hammett's Farewell My Lovely. It was re-named because up until then Powell had been associated with Busby Berkeley musicals. Warner Brothers thought the original title could be mistaken for a musical so it was changed.
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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts |
Nice one balducci..."the Maltese Falcon"...
"when you're slapped, you stay slapped, and like it see!" a Bogart one-liner... wulfie |
Bill Nuvo Inner circle 3094 Posts or 2742 Posts |
Anyboyd ever see Naked Lunch?
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
Besides the ones already mentioned:
Laura (I'm still in love with Gene Tierney) Double Indemnity (the Dad from 'My Three Sons' & the Mom from 'The Big Valley') Farewell My Lovely (Mitchum as Marlowe) D.O.A. (1950 version) The Big Sleep (Bogie & Bacall) Dark Passage (Bogie & Bacall) To Have and Have Not (Bogie & Bacall AND Hoagie Carmichael) Key Largo (Bogie & Bacall AND Edward G. Robinson)
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
Has anybody seen The Red Circle? I think is French Noir and it's supposed to be good, but, I don't trust the reviews posted on amazon.
POOF!
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