

Charlotte Rampling as Velma
[updated 9/22/25]


“Film Noir is the flip side of the all-American success story. It’s about people who realize that following the program will never get them what they crave. So they cross the line, commit a crime and reap the consequences. Or, they’re tales about seemingly innocent people tortured by paranoia and ass-kicked by Fate. Either way, they depict a world that’s merciless and unforgiving.”

Helen Walker, publicity photo for Impact, 1949.

Anna Sten, Nana, 1934.

Jennie Lee, burlesque dancer

June Blair, 1957, A Fever in the Blood
