adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely, his second novel with LA PI Philip Marlowe
1944 RKO poster
Category: film noir
1953 film noir directed by Ida Lupino
1953 film noir directed by Ida Lupino
creepy film in which two guys pick up a hitch-hiker who is an escaped convict who, even when he’s asleep, always has one eye half-way open. the convict is played by William Talman, who went on to become Perry Mason’s nemesis, DA Hamilton Burger.
1950 RKO picture
Fallen Angel
Linda Darnell in ‘Fallen Angel’ 1945
All Through the Night (Warner Bros., 1942)
All Through the Night (Warner Bros., 1942). Very Fine+ on Paper. Insert (14″ X 36″).
Mister Buddwing, 1966
Nichelle Nichols shooting dice in Mister Buddwing, 1966. In the background, in the shadows, is James Garner. Great cast, which included Jean Simmons, Suzanne Pleshette, Katherine Ross, Jack Gilford, and Angela Lansbury
Lana Turner, 1946
Lana Turner, 1946, promotional shot [detail] for The Postman Always Rings Twice
Ass-kicked by Fate
“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.”
— Eddie Muller
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