Eddie Muller's intro to "Berlin Express" (1948) on TCM Noir Alley

On Dec. 7, 2019, TCM showed "Berlin Express" (1948) as its selection for its weekly "Noir Alley" show (Saturday night at midnight ET, repeating Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. ET). Here is the intro by host Eddie Muller, aka The Czar of Noir.

[@briantlougan810]

The description of Berlin Express and then A Foreign Affair being the first and second films made in post-war Berlin sent me to IMdB to check on The Search, an excellent film also filmed in the post-war German rubble. It's listed as 1948 as well. But may have been made after these two. But not by much.

[@reginaldstyles9549]

Love Robert Ryan ❣️😍🤗

[@joeomalley2835]

I like many of his noir films. The first one I watched with him was an usual noir called "The Set Up" about a washed up boxer. It is a great film. Since then I have seen many of his other ones and always enjoy them.

[@gusgarcia4461]

I was fooled, I recognised La Gare De L’est railway station in Paris, but in this introduction, it was revealed that it was a brilliant studio prop.
Well done to all concerned.

[@jackgrattan1447]

Lucien Ballard said that he picked up some snazzy German cameras while filming this.

[@frankpiccione8571]

The narration voice over nearly ruins the film. It goes on for about half the film and then we have the editorial comment at the end which does not help. Directors should focus on visual images to tell the story and limit any narration for only essential details. Ok- it is historicall and shows the actual rubble of. WWIi... But the film is nowhere on the level as The Third Man which had similar location and time period and theme concerns.