Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Sunday, December 24, 2023

Alton and Mann: A Partnership in Post-War Noir

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Dennis O'Keefe, Marsha Hunt, Claire Trevor, "Raw Deal" (1948).  They made only a handful of films together, but John Alton and...
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Poverty Row Noir II: Scheming Communists Walk Among Us ... and So Does a Future Sitcom Dad

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Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty, “Money Madness” (1948). Ward Cleaver as a psychotic killer? Say it ain’t so! Like many up and coming Holly...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

‘Hollering Hank,’ A Director of Noble Lineage, Turned Out Landmark Semi-Documentary Crime Dramas That Capture the Unease of Post-World War II America

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Lucille Ball, Mark Stevens, "The Dark Corner" (1946).  Director Henry Hathaway is probably best known for th e westerns he made wi...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Riding an Express Train to Hell: In Noir and Thrillers, Passengers Embark on Dark Journeys Aboard Shadowy Railroad Cars Hurtling Toward Uncertain Destinations

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Charles McGraw, Don Haggerty, Marie Windsor, Don Beddoe, “The Narrow Margin” (1952). This article contains spoilers By Paul Parcellin Rail t...
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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Noir After World War II: Damaged Vets Strain to Re-enter Civilian Life as America Stares Down Fascist Conspiracies and a Seething Nuclear Nightmare

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Gaby Rodgers, "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955). This Post Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin American films noir changed a lot after the ...