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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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Tag: movie promo

This Gun for Hire

1942 Paramount Pictures

based on the novel by Graham Greene

December 05, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories film noir, Hardboiled, movie posterTags alan ladd, assassin, graham greene, movie promoLeave a comment on This Gun for Hire

Hollywood’s Bonnie

Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker

1967, Bonnie and Clyde

Posted on September 13, 2024September 9, 2024Categories gangster, HardboiledTags bonnie and clyde, faye dunaway, movie promoLeave a comment on Hollywood’s Bonnie

Barbara Perkins

Barbara Perkins, The Kremlin Letter, 1970

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories espionage fictionTags barbara perkins, cold war, movie promo, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Barbara Perkins

Dahlia Lavi

1964, The Spy with a Cold Nose

starring Dahlia Lavi, Laurence Harvey

Posted on August 26, 2024February 21, 2025Categories espionage fictionTags dahlia lavi, lingerie, movie promo, parody, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Dahlia Lavi

1948 UK press book

Format ImagePosted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, film noir, HardboiledTags derrick de marney, french film, jean kent, movie promo, paul dupuis, pulp art, sleeping car to trieste, trainLeave a comment on 1948 UK press book

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