She truly was a stunning natural beauty and extremely talented and versatle. Acting, singing and magic, probably was a good dancer too. Today's Hollyweird hags can't hold a candle to Veronica's talent.
@@DefCon1966 Well, she didn't have a very good reputation everywhere back then. Her acting was widely considered to be limited, she herself was alledgedly difficult to work with and supposedly quite simple minded (Raymond Chandler, for example, disrespectfully called her "Moronica" in his letters). Not to mention that there were the usual rumors about how she got her roles. It could all just be rumors and slander, but her career was quickly over. Apart from that, she looked simply stunning.
I'm always surprised that more people don't know about Veronica Lake. As a child I loved her as a witch in the 1942 comedy "I married a Witch" and then slowly watched the rest of her filmography on late night TV when they showed old films in the UK over the years. It was weird how she just suddenly disappeared, and no one spoke or knew about her.
@@nathansteinfromarkham7109 Like many actors and actresses of her era, she succumb to diminishing box office returns, alcoholism and a tumultuous personal life. As a result, her career declined and she ended up doing some obscure works before dying at 50.
Yes, 5'6 babyfaced cool pro killer (of innocents) that only loves cats. I miss those men. But to be clear, this is one of the best tough guy performances ever, top 3.
40s femme fatales, the most beautiful class of women ever, sexy, stylish, classy, smart and charming are somehow more negative to the women imagine then to days vaped up, flash your shit for clicks, usless influencers and podcasters. Yeah there right have gone up but dignity and self respect has gone down
I ordered half a dozen noir movies after your "murder, my sweet" Video . They haven't even arrived yet and now I gotta add another to the list. I 'm enjoying the hell out of this video series but my wallet sure as hell ain't.
Wow. This is like attending film school, but without suffering the soul-crushing degradation of the social justice ass-rapery these things entail in current year.
Really love how quickly you've been pumping these episodes out Razör. Some of my favorite franchises take a lot of inspiration from film noir and I always wanted to take a deeper look into the classics that inspired them but never really knew where to begin. But your series is really helping me find some good movies to start with. Thanks a lot man. God fucking speed.
Every single one of these edited looks into Noire or DS9 further illustrates that they are gems. I know they are more time consuming, but have a pacing that sets the tone perfectly. Thank you sir, and God fucking speed
I know you are the RAGEaholic, but your calmer, analytical self is by far my favorite. Really loving these series as someone who has never watched an old Noir movie. Keep up the great work Razorfish
Nice video, Razor. Oddly enough I just had myself a four film Veronica Lake festival one evening over the holidays, including This Gun for Hire. Loved it!
Your Noir series is fantastic, and I have enjoyed--and been educated by--all of them. Please make more! I would just make one comment re Veronica Lake (whom I adore): She did not do her own singing; the voice you hear is that of pro-dubber extraordinaire Martha Mears.
Easily my favorite noir film so far. Something about Ladd's performance as Raven just has me hooked. And the title is perfect, too. This and Double Indemnity have been inspiration and motivation for me to start writing. Thanks for introducing myself and others so informatively to the film noir genre!
Love the old noirs. Please do one for Gilda. I know it's not quite noir since there is no PI and great mystery to solve, but it's still one of the best vintage black and whites that can be considered at least noir adjacent.
What an excellent video! Such a great essay on this movie and film noir. I particularly love "This Gun for Hire" and subscribe everything said here. Chapeau!
Excellent job on this video. This Gun For Hire is one of my all-time favorite films and you've given us one of the best analysis ever. Thank you so much.
"No way in high holy hell...." proceeds to connect FF7 train jump scene to This Gun For Hire. You deserve a Pulitzer just for that connection alone. LOL seriously, great stuff here. The videogame references were highly appreciated by this one! Thanks for uploading this gem. Loved every sec.
Razor this was another Bullseye commentary on Film Noir anxiously await the next one I Like your style Razor while others attempt to comment on social media about various genre's your sarcasm contains true Intelligence and a real grasp of the subject at hand. your use of vulgarity and profanity is creative and attention getting not just shock value antics your use of vocabulary is exceptional enjoying Flim Noir Archives thank you
Remarkable documentary. Very thoroughly researched. It's clear these movies were important to you for you to take the time and put in the careful effort into making such a comprehensive vid. Very well done, looking forward to viewing your other Film Noirchives vids.
Just saw this for the first time tonight. Top flight is right. Excellently scripted, shot and acted. This is the best film and these are the most compelling characters I've seen so far from either Ladd or Lake. This might crack my top 5 noirs...
As Lake was a tortured soul so was Ladd. Supposedly his wife/manager Sue Carol physically abused him. Especially at that time and considering Ladd's tough guy persona, this wasn't something that a man would humiliate himself by admitting. Ladd basically drank himself to death. Toward the end of his life an interviewer asked him, "If you could go back and change anything about your life, what would you change?" Ladd replied, "Everything." Very sad.
First seen this great noir when I was 11 years old on late night tv, never forgot it; purchased the VHS; when it came out, the DVD, when that came out, and of course the Blu Ray when that was finally released; to say it is one of my favorites is a understatement, Ladd was in league at the time with Bogey and Cagney but what they did not have was the incredible Lake; Excellent review, thank you
Deadly Premonition is such an amazing game. It has so many great elements and even though it seems like a "so bad its good" game its actually a really quirky great game as you continue to play it. It makes you keep playing and then the ending shocks you. Just seeing clips of the game reminds me of how much I enjoyed the game.
I recently caught this one and concur that it’s one of the best in the genre, I think PANIC IN THE STREETS in particular deserves a video, your profile of Kazan in your Red Hollywood rant was excellent and eye opening and I think this film as well as the one you covered get overlooked, ever think of doing 70’s neo noir? like THE DRIVER? That’d be swell
Another fun fact. The Japanese military had their officers buy their own sidearms, and for officers that had to carry one for ceremonial reasons but were never expected to fight (like doctors) they carried a concealed carry type of gun with a relatively weak cartridge like the Nambu Automatic Pistol Type B (the "Baby" Nambu). Except that the 7mm spewing Nambu was not only less reliable and less powerful than the Colt Pocket Hammerless, but also 180 yen versus the 100 yen that the Pocket Hammerless cost. Which means that there were far more second-line officers armed like the hero of this film than there were armed with actual Japanese pistols. Also, this bears repeating, the Colt 1903 once cost just 100 yen. Which at today's exchange rate translates to a Pocket Hammerless costing you just $0.90. If you try searching GunBroker for the same gun you'll find them ranging in cost from $205.00 to $4,900.00 (though most fall around $1,000.00). Talk about inflation, eh?
i randomly picked this movie up from the library a couple years back after reading "The Fade Out" by Brubaker, Phillips, and Breitweiser. Was so great, wound up with a bunch of other titles in that genre. There's some great tension and acting in those movies
Wow! It multiplied its budget 24 times over. I guess it made a big bundle of money for the studio at that rate. I saw it a few years ago. A really great movie.
Forgive my redundancy, but although I do belive the protagonist's pistol was designed by John Moses Browning, it is actually a either "1903" Colt "pocket hammerless" pistol in .32 acp or the 1908 model chambered in .380 acp. The Colt 1911 was, of course a .45 Automatic Colt Pistol (acp). Excellent review my good man. I love the wordplay in 'noirchive'!
In fact, Jackie pulled funding *in fury* from a theater that mounted "After the Fall", Arthur Miller's MM-based play following her death. Jackie would hardly have done so for someone cavorting extendedly with JFK.
Just finished This Gun for Hire and loved it great recommendation as always Razor. Btw raven doesn’t use a 1911 in the movie, he’s using a colt 1903 pocket hammerless.
I am all over it. On RUclips, the original audiobook and the radio perfomance with Alan Ladd is free. The movie is $3.99 on RUclips and Amazon prime. Alan Ladd was 5'6" BTW. Loved Veronica Lake in "I Married a Witch."
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Eat your heart out Hollywood. Even with all the cosmetic surgery you can't touch the beauty of Veronica Lake
She truly was a stunning natural beauty and extremely talented and versatle. Acting, singing and magic, probably was a good dancer too. Today's Hollyweird hags can't hold a candle to Veronica's talent.
Eh. She has genetic model luck that 15 % of people always had. Very simple. She was a great actress though
@@DefCon1966 Even Veronica Lake herself admitted she was a mediocre actress.
@@DefCon1966 Well, she didn't have a very good reputation everywhere back then. Her acting was widely considered to be limited, she herself was alledgedly difficult to work with and supposedly quite simple minded (Raymond Chandler, for example, disrespectfully called her "Moronica" in his letters). Not to mention that there were the usual rumors about how she got her roles. It could all just be rumors and slander, but her career was quickly over.
Apart from that, she looked simply stunning.
These films seem to age effortlessly. It also doesn't hurt that Veronica Lake is mesmerizing.
veronica is a real timeless beauty
Just ordered the movie tape. Looks good, looking forward to seeing it.
And here we get to witness Razor's love making voice.
Veronica Lake must be one of the most underappreciated artists of Hollywood....
This Gun for Hire really feels like a spiritual father to Leon; The Professional.
I'm always surprised that more people don't know about Veronica Lake. As a child I loved her as a witch in the 1942 comedy "I married a Witch" and then slowly watched the rest of her filmography on late night TV when they showed old films in the UK over the years.
It was weird how she just suddenly disappeared, and no one spoke or knew about her.
She was a lot of fun in I Married a Witch. So was the movie.
"I love you truly. Truly!
What happened to her?
@@nathansteinfromarkham7109 Like many actors and actresses of her era, she succumb to diminishing box office returns, alcoholism and a tumultuous personal life. As a result, her career declined and she ended up doing some obscure works before dying at 50.
Veronica Lake and the 1911 pistol are ageless icons.
Veronica Lake..... oh man what a babe
Veronica Lake is way too adorable to be a femme fatale.
His gun is a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless.
Came here to say this.
Your knowledge is appreciated.
I wasn't sure what it was but I knew it was too small and smooth to be a full 1911.
@@DIEGhostfish didn't those have a bad habit of discharging at the drop of a pin? No pun intended...
Or am I thinking of something else
@@matthiasthulman4058 Not that I know of.
When men were men and women were women.
Yes, 5'6 babyfaced cool pro killer (of innocents) that only loves cats. I miss those men. But to be clear, this is one of the best tough guy performances ever, top 3.
And small furry creatures from alpha centurai were small furry creatures from alpha centurai.
They still are, whether they know it or not.
And when your grandma was getting her cheeks pounded
40s femme fatales, the most beautiful class of women ever, sexy, stylish, classy, smart and charming are somehow more negative to the women imagine then to days vaped up, flash your shit for clicks, usless influencers and podcasters. Yeah there right have gone up but dignity and self respect has gone down
You'd make a really good Film History Teacher. Depth of knowledge plus the passion would make any class a Must Go. I know I would.
Me too!
I ordered half a dozen noir movies after your "murder, my sweet" Video . They haven't even arrived yet and now I gotta add another to the list. I 'm enjoying the hell out of this video series but my wallet sure as hell ain't.
Wow. This is like attending film school, but without suffering the soul-crushing degradation of the social justice ass-rapery these things entail in current year.
Really love how quickly you've been pumping these episodes out Razör. Some of my favorite franchises take a lot of inspiration from film noir and I always wanted to take a deeper look into the classics that inspired them but never really knew where to begin. But your series is really helping me find some good movies to start with. Thanks a lot man. God fucking speed.
Every single one of these edited looks into Noire or DS9 further illustrates that they are gems. I know they are more time consuming, but have a pacing that sets the tone perfectly.
Thank you sir, and God fucking speed
I know you are the RAGEaholic, but your calmer, analytical self is by far my favorite. Really loving these series as someone who has never watched an old Noir movie. Keep up the great work Razorfish
Fist not fish😊 🐟
Nice video, Razor. Oddly enough I just had myself a four film Veronica Lake festival one evening over the holidays, including This Gun for Hire. Loved it!
15:05 Wow, that part made me teary eyed and uncomfortable! Great acting!
Your Noir series is fantastic, and I have enjoyed--and been educated by--all of them. Please make more! I would just make one comment re Veronica Lake (whom I adore): She did not do her own singing; the voice you hear is that of pro-dubber extraordinaire Martha Mears.
This movie was simply amazing I was glued to the screen I dont think I even blinked
Another example of how your superlative reviewing skills, clearly, know no limits. Great stuff.
Interesting review and smooth narrative voice compliments it greatly, well done!
Really enjoying this series
As someone who's never watched Noir films before, you've certainly made me interested in the genre. Good work!
Easily my favorite noir film so far. Something about Ladd's performance as Raven just has me hooked. And the title is perfect, too. This and Double Indemnity have been inspiration and motivation for me to start writing. Thanks for introducing myself and others so informatively to the film noir genre!
Really lovin’ this series so far Razor please keep this one goin!
I hope you never stop churning these out Razor, excellent stuff.
My favorite movie. Love Alan Ladd.
Veronica Lake was one of a kind all right, a true enigmatic knockout.
Love the old noirs. Please do one for Gilda. I know it's not quite noir since there is no PI and great mystery to solve, but it's still one of the best vintage black and whites that can be considered at least noir adjacent.
I love Laird Cregar. He was in a number of terrific films like "I Wake Up Screaming" and "Hangover Square." Great review. Thanks!
What an excellent video! Such a great essay on this movie and film noir. I particularly love "This Gun for Hire" and subscribe everything said here. Chapeau!
*AND THEN SHE WOKE UP*
*AND FOUND HERSELF*
*IN HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S HOTEL BED*
lol
I do luv me some Veronica Lake
Love this series. Didn't think I'd even dig noir. Turns out I do. So thanks razor.
Loving this series dude. Keep 'em coming
Love this series. Love Ladd and Lake.
Excellent job on this video. This Gun For Hire is one of my all-time favorite films and you've given us one of the best analysis ever. Thank you so much.
Ann Heche always reminded me of Veronica Lake.
I am really loving this series, always makes my day when I see a new episode.
God Damn Razor. Now I've got to pick up this gem too! Thanks for another kick ass installment sir!
"No way in high holy hell...." proceeds to connect FF7 train jump scene to This Gun For Hire. You deserve a Pulitzer just for that connection alone.
LOL seriously, great stuff here. The videogame references were highly appreciated by this one! Thanks for uploading this gem. Loved every sec.
Thank you , waiting for more .
Your commentary is sharp, quick, witty, tight, and hilarious
Razor this was another Bullseye commentary on Film Noir anxiously await the next one
I Like your style Razor while others attempt to comment on social media about various genre's your sarcasm contains true Intelligence and a real grasp of the subject at hand.
your use of vulgarity and profanity is creative and attention getting not just shock value antics your use of vocabulary is exceptional enjoying Flim Noir Archives thank you
I loooove old films
That Veronica Lake though
@5:40 yup thats Jessica rabbit alright... O_O
Remarkable documentary. Very thoroughly researched. It's clear these movies were important to you for you to take the time and put in the careful effort into making such a comprehensive vid. Very well done, looking forward to viewing your other Film Noirchives vids.
Just saw this for the first time tonight. Top flight is right. Excellently scripted, shot and acted. This is the best film and these are the most compelling characters I've seen so far from either Ladd or Lake. This might crack my top 5 noirs...
Likin' this excellent 'Film Noir' series, Razor !!
This is great stuff.
RUclips notifications from Razor are apparently working again, at least for me. Hooray!
George Pickering I've experienced that problem as well while I don't think it's malicious rather incompetence it is quite annoying.
Finally watched it. It's as good as you say it is. And a closest thing for a good Hitman movie
Wow, Veronica Lake was an absolute GEM. Grateful that you mentioned her. Have always liked Alan Ladd. WIll have to check this movie out. Cheers!
I Love this series you are doing razor. As always keep up the great work sir. God speed
As Lake was a tortured soul so was Ladd. Supposedly his wife/manager Sue Carol physically abused him. Especially at that time and considering Ladd's tough guy persona, this wasn't something that a man would humiliate himself by admitting. Ladd basically drank himself to death. Toward the end of his life an interviewer asked him, "If you could go back and change anything about your life, what would you change?" Ladd replied, "Everything." Very sad.
Never had a use for older movies/genres, but these videos have made me rethink that.
First seen this great noir when I was 11 years old on late night tv, never forgot it; purchased the VHS; when it came out, the DVD, when that came out, and of course the Blu Ray when that was finally released; to say it is one of my favorites is a understatement, Ladd was in league at the time with Bogey and Cagney but what they did not have was the incredible Lake; Excellent review, thank you
Deadly Premonition is such an amazing game. It has so many great elements and even though it seems like a "so bad its good" game its actually a really quirky great game as you continue to play it. It makes you keep playing and then the ending shocks you. Just seeing clips of the game reminds me of how much I enjoyed the game.
loving this series!!!!!
Please keep doing these Razorfist, they are awesome!
Razor, came to your channel for the DS9 but it's the Film Noirchives that really has me hooked. Great stuff. Looking forward to the next one.
I recently caught this one and concur that it’s one of the best in the genre, I think PANIC IN THE STREETS in particular deserves a video, your profile of Kazan in your Red Hollywood rant was excellent and eye opening and I think this film as well as the one you covered get overlooked, ever think of doing 70’s neo noir? like THE DRIVER? That’d be swell
10/10 video. I need more.
Really well done review and comments!
👍👍👍
One of my favorites
So far the best Noir movie I've watched.
I love the voice Razor. Keep it up.
Great video. This is a genre of films I have zero knowledge of and I think that's about to change.
that's not an M1911. Looks like a Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless.
'1911' is sort of a general term for any slide gun of a similar make, but I take your meaning.
The Rageaholic just a fun fact, M1911's are actually rather rare in movies in this time period, because .45 ACP blanks were notoriously unreliable.
Wasn't aware of that! Thanks for the trivia, sir.
Another fun fact. The Japanese military had their officers buy their own sidearms, and for officers that had to carry one for ceremonial reasons but were never expected to fight (like doctors) they carried a concealed carry type of gun with a relatively weak cartridge like the Nambu Automatic Pistol Type B (the "Baby" Nambu). Except that the 7mm spewing Nambu was not only less reliable and less powerful than the Colt Pocket Hammerless, but also 180 yen versus the 100 yen that the Pocket Hammerless cost. Which means that there were far more second-line officers armed like the hero of this film than there were armed with actual Japanese pistols.
Also, this bears repeating, the Colt 1903 once cost just 100 yen. Which at today's exchange rate translates to a Pocket Hammerless costing you just $0.90. If you try searching GunBroker for the same gun you'll find them ranging in cost from $205.00 to $4,900.00 (though most fall around $1,000.00). Talk about inflation, eh?
.32ACP master race wins again.
i randomly picked this movie up from the library a couple years back after reading "The Fade Out" by Brubaker, Phillips, and Breitweiser. Was so great, wound up with a bunch of other titles in that genre. There's some great tension and acting in those movies
Great video. Looking forward for Night and the city and hopefully some Jean Pierre Melville.
Wow! It multiplied its budget 24 times over. I guess it made a big bundle of money for the studio at that rate. I saw it a few years ago. A really great movie.
Oh my god you used your indoor voice nice. Love your videos.
Superb movie. Surprisingly bleak even for today's standards. I liked it more than the other Ladd/Lake team-up, The Blue Dahlia.
Ahhh! I remember this movie. My mom loves it.. *:)*
Great film.
Excellent vlog.
Veronica Lake is the type of woman that every man would kill for. So incredibly beautiful and so unique.
8:26 Scarlet does know a magic trick.. its called "Hide a Johnson in her snatch to get the role"
there is a lot of elements of the Wounded King, Grail legend, Sir Preceval elements about this movie.
Finally saw this for the first time, it’s wonderful. Anyone else find the ending strangely wholesome? In a bitter sweet way?
Raven dies happy, Veronica Lake probably gets her happy marriagge . Yeah its a happy movie
Your cadence sounds so similar to Oxhorn when he does his lore videos it’s awesome
reminds me I have so much more to watch, and haven't exhausted all of RUclips. lol.
its a Colt 1903 Hammerless .32 acp, not a 1911
www.imfdb.org/wiki/Alan_Ladd
Any woman who tries to beat a cat like that deserves a swift slapping across the eyes.
Forgive my redundancy, but although I do belive the protagonist's pistol was designed by John Moses Browning, it is actually a either "1903" Colt "pocket hammerless" pistol in .32 acp or the 1908 model chambered in .380 acp. The Colt 1911 was, of course a .45 Automatic Colt Pistol (acp). Excellent review my good man. I love the wordplay in 'noirchive'!
I like mellow razor fist
SocietyReject HardToTheCore Feels like the voice he'd use to narrate a Noir Film, dare I say...
In fact, Jackie pulled funding *in fury* from a theater that mounted "After the Fall", Arthur Miller's MM-based play following her death. Jackie would hardly have done so for someone cavorting extendedly with JFK.
Just finished This Gun for Hire and loved it great recommendation as always Razor.
Btw raven doesn’t use a 1911 in the movie, he’s using a colt 1903 pocket hammerless.
I am all over it.
On RUclips, the original audiobook and the radio perfomance with Alan Ladd is free. The movie is $3.99 on RUclips and Amazon prime.
Alan Ladd was 5'6" BTW.
Loved Veronica Lake in "I Married a Witch."
EXELENTE, PUES ES LA PIONERA DEL TRILLER Y DE LOS FILMES EN ZONAS NATURALES, GRAN PAREJA LADD-LAKE !!!
Oh wow. Couldn't care less for movies myself, but now i understand why some people pine for classics so much.
1911 pistol, dear razor, I am disappointed you let that slip.
I think you should do Night and the City next. It combines your loves of film noire and pro rasslin'
it is so unusual to hear Razor in such calm tone.
I had no idea that the producer of star wars' father was a noir film actor.
And a very famous Western actor as well.
really? I'll have to look into his filmography.
You might want to check out a little movie called "Shane".
Wait a minute, Laddy is related to Alan Ladd?
I wonder if le samouraï took some inspiration from this film
It did. To the point where it's almost an outright remake in places.
Le Samouraï was a kind of French tribute to Film Noir, so that's to be expected.
The Rageaholic would you ever do a video on it?
Also check out Le Cercle Rouge; another fantastic film by Melville.