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Showing posts with label John Garfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Garfield. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2024

Kings of the Road: Alienated, Disenchanted Drifters May Think They’re Heading Toward their Destination, but They’re Really on Course to a Tragic End

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Ann Savage, Tom Neal, "Detour" (1945). Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin Film noir is full of cheap hotel rooms, train stations...
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, August 17, 2023

Ripped From the Headlines, Part II: A Feast of Murder, Robbery and Exploitation

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Cecil Kellaway, John Garfield, Lana Turner, “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946). By Paul Parcellin As you’ve probably gathered by now , ...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Grifter Aims to Separate a Widow from her Fortune

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John Garfield,  Geraldine Fitzgerald and Walter Brennan  in 'Nobody Lives Forever' (1946). By Paul Parcellin As conmen go , Nick Bla...
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