Showing posts with label Humphrey Bogart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humphrey Bogart. Show all posts
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Peter Lorre: His first starring role was a massive hit and one of the most influential works of art in the history of film — and that was the problem

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Peter Lorre, "M" (1931). An unforgettable psychological portrait. By Paul Parcellin Renowned character actor Peter Lorre created ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2024

Pop! Goes the Flashbulb: In Noir, Photographers Did It the Old Fashioned Way, and their Pictures Usually Turned the Town, and Crime Investigations, Upside Down

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Howard Duff snaps a candid shot in "Shakedown" (1950). Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin Lighting and photographic style play a...
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Friday, January 26, 2024

Gumshoe Confidential: Would-Be White Knights, Reluctant Heroes and Rotten Apples, Otherwise Known as Private Detectives, Walked the Mean Streets of a Noir Hellscape

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Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, “The Maltese Falcon” (1941). By Paul Parcellin Private eyes, those lone ranger...
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

More Than a Gunsel: Elisha Cook Jr. Played Wobbly Tough Guys, Inept Would-Be Heroes and Dyed in the Wool Victims Often Displaying Raw Emotion and Unexpected Vulnerabilities

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Humphrey Bogart, Elisha Cook Jr., "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). Just a cheap gunman hanging around hotel lobbies. When he died in 1...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Knockout Punch Noir: The Runyonesque, Raw-Boned World of Prizefighting Inspires Tales of Corruption, Violence and Redemption

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Humphrey Bogart, “The Harder They Fall” (1956).  By Paul Parcellin This post contains spoilers, so you may want to see the films before read...
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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Casual Malice: Ascots in Crime Films

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Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, 'Beat the Devil' (1953). What’s in an ascot, you ask? Quite a lot, actually. The loosely tied...