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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Category: film noir

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946).

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, pulpTags james m. cain, john garfield, lana turner, movie posterLeave a comment on The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946).

1948 Triangle hardcover

1934 Vanguard hardcover

February 1948 Triangle hardcover reissue

basis for the 1948 Robert Siodmak film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Dan Duryea

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, pulpTags burt lancaster, dan duryea, don tracy, double cross, film noir, heist, movie poster, triangle hardcover, yvonne decarloLeave a comment on 1948 Triangle hardcover

This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942).

This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).

Posted on September 8, 2024June 21, 2025Categories film noir, finest kind, pulpTags alan ladd, frank tuttle, graham greene, gunman, movie poster, robert preston, veronica lake, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942).

The Enforcer, 1951

The Enforcer, 1951

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags humphrey bogart, mafia, murder inc, organized crime, the enforcerLeave a comment on The Enforcer, 1951

1946 RKO picture

1946 RKO picture

1946 film noir directed by Harold Clerman, screenplay by Clifford Odets from a novel by Cornell Woolrich

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags clifford odets, cornell woolrich, deadline at dawn, film noir, harold clurman, paul lukas, pulp illustration, RKO picture, susan haywardLeave a comment on 1946 RKO picture

Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

adaption of the novel by Vera Caspary

Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson, Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags dana andrews, film noir, gene tierney, interrogation, laura, otto preminger, vera casparyLeave a comment on Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

film noir femme fatale

Diana Dors; publicity still for John Farrow’s The Unholy Wife (1957)

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noirTags diana dors, film noir, publicity photo, woman with a gunLeave a comment on film noir femme fatale

watch out!

tash-n-tweed:
“ Always…
”
I have got to get me one of those…

tommygun

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on watch out!

No Way Out (20th Century Fox, 1950).

No Way Out (20th Century Fox, 1950). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″) Paul Rand Artwork.

Posted on August 15, 2024July 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags handcuffs, linda darnell, racism, richard widmark, sidney poitierLeave a comment on No Way Out (20th Century Fox, 1950).

Jean Brooks in a publicity photo for The Seventh Victim (1943)

Jean Brooks in a publicity photo for The Seventh Victim (1943)

Posted on August 12, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags film noir, jean brooks, movie stillLeave a comment on Jean Brooks in a publicity photo for The Seventh Victim (1943)

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