I kept calling Ed Begley’s character in Odds Against Tomorrow Harry -it’s not, it’s Dave. Have you seen any of these films? Are some of these new to you? If you get around to watching any of these four fantastic noirs let me know in the comments below what you think. You can watch the film noirs mentioned in this video for free at the links below⬇ ⭐The Crooked Way (1949) ruclips.net/video/lDffh1ouSoU/видео.html 💥Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) archive.org/details/oddsagainsttomorrow1959 ☠The Suspect (1944) ruclips.net/video/ejFbsXzapis/видео.html 💔Crime of Passion (1957) archive.org/details/crime-of-passion-1957 Like the music? Here's a link to some of the moody jazz I use in some of these videos🎶: share.epidemicsound.com/l84tue/?playlist=d2qs5fkf8c2rofu41l0fnz90sxn918bk if you love classic Hollywood you should subscribe to the free cinema cities newsletter 📰screenspectator.substack.com?sd=pf If you're loving these videos consider supporting the channel at: ☕www.buymeacoffee.com/cinemacities ⭐ patreon.com/CinemaCities
Also if you see the list of characters at the start of the movie. the opening screen says: Starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Shelley Winters. Then on the following screen shot is Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame et al. Which i always thought didn't make sense because without Ed Begley who crafted the heist and gathered Belafonte and Ryan into the plot, there wouldn't be a movie. But he gets second billing.
I love that you care about the blacklisting evil of the McCarthyite 1950’s. So many film buffs brush this aspect of Hollywood’s shame under a pretty hilly rug. It also suggests a deep knowledge of your topic, beyond the prima facia facts and artistic appreciation. Wonderful recommendations. So glad I found this channel. I’ve come home. Thanks.
Have you seen the 1976 film, The Front with Woody Allen and Zero Mostel? Directed by Martin Ritt and written by Walter Bernstein, who were both blacklisted along with Mostel and three other actors in the movie, it's a great film and accurate chronicle of that time.
@ : Actually, I first saw that at the school cinema club 40 something years ago. The scene that stuck with me was Mostel’s, “What comes out of your pockets?” bit. I was somewhere between 12 and 14 and not yet politically switched on, learning as I went. I had a lot of questions for my mother when I got home. But he’s the one who stayed with me more than anyone else in that film, including Allen. The other abiding image is the freeze frame at the end, when Allen tells them where to go and leaves them frozen (literally) in shock.
This channel is great. I especially like the links so I can find these films. For many years I worked second shift and when I got home I watched late night tv in Los Angeles. I saw many of the noir movies. I especially like the noir movies made in Los Angeles .
Just watched Odds Against Tomorrow. Fantastic from every aspect. Cinematography, cast, plot. What a climax!! The final line when couldn't tell the black man from the white 😮. Robert Wise is a genius. Another great recommendation
Your collection of titles are exceptional. I watched and still watching most of these movies from very early age. My wife just doesn’t get my fascination with film noirs. The quintessential film noir super star actors were Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum, and the super star actress was Barbara Stanwyck. However, there were a great number of great actors who graced the film noir genres which you have brilliantly mentioned in your great channel.
This is the second "Film Noir Classics" video of yours that I've watched and although I don't agree with all of your picks your presentation is superb.
I like your videos. You even add that "film noir saxophone" music to the background. You also have this encyclopedic knowledge of cinema which I'm in awe of.
Odds Against Tomorrow is the film I suggest to people who are looking for a good noir film they haven't seen yet. Great movie and great choice for the list!
As I had the opportunity to write before, Mr. Sterling Hayden was a better actor than he thought about himself. Always a pleasure to watch his films noir!
He really did shine in noir. But his later acting roles in filns like The Long Goodbye and The Godfather were really impressive too. A real pro. My personal favorite of his is Crime Wave.
The Suspect is very good. Charles Laughton is one of my favourite actors of all time. Such an immense talent. Excellent in everything he did. I will definitely have to check out Odds Against Tomorrow. Robert Wise has made such a wide variety of films.
It's so true, Robert Wise has a really varied and interesting filmography. Odds Against Tomorrow is sandwiched between I Want to Live! and West Side Story and deserves more attention. Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan are fantastically flawed and doomed characters. I hope you get a chance to watch the film.
Totally agree about Charles Laughton, when you see him in one film then you see him in another it makes you question is it the same Charles Laughton, such was his ability to draw us in to one character then change completely into another.
@mootsmanuva Oh yes I love Robert Wise as a director. He's close to being my favourite. The Body Snatcher, The Day The Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, The Haunting (a brilliant horror film), The Sound Of Music, The Andromeda Strain etc His body of work is just immense
I just recently watched Odds Against Tomorrow and I thought it was fantastic. I also really enjoyed both the Suspect and Crime of Passion (I'll watch anything with Sterling Hayden, Charles Laughton, Raymond Burr, and Barbara Stanwyck). You really can't go wrong! Great list.
I agree anything with those actors is worth checking out. Of all the ones in the bunch, I think I was more surprised by THE SUSPECT. Charles Laughton's character is so sympathetic you want him to get away with murder 😂
@@CinemaCities1978 I would have to agree with you regarding The Suspect. I had zero knowledge or expectations going in so it was a wonderful surprise! If I may, here are my suggestions of 'lesser known' noirs to cover: Nightfall Pushover Raw Deal Pitfall I'm not sure if you've seen any of these but all of them made quite an impression on me. Pitfall (my favourite of the bunch), it perhaps the most 'adult' noir I've ever seen. Really fantastic.
RIP Mr. Belafonte - looking forward to watching 'Odds Against Tomorrow' - why have I not seen it! - and Robert Ryan, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters - wow!!.......but wait! there is more...Robert Wise too
As a fan of films noirs since way back in the 70s, I was delighted to come upon your site. After watching this video I took in Crime of Passion and was drawn in instantly. Barbara Stanwyck’s character reminded me of a Border Collie: very intelligent, needs something challenging to work on, and if deprived of this it will go out and find something - usually mischief - to do by itself. That a housewife’s life could be unbearable for such a person was an idea that most films of the time would not touch, and for this reason Crime of Passion was particularly intriguing. I saw this kind of frustration among my mother and her friends; many relied on over-the-counter anti-anxiety drugs, and the happiest were those who had work or at least some kind of life outside the home. Of course Kathy could have chosen a method of finding fulfillment other than transferring her aspirations to her husband, but that would mean no story. And it was so well done - thanks for putting it out there for us to enjoy. Bonus - for me, anyway: Getting to see Raymond Burr the year before the Perry Mason series started, playing a similarly authoritative, but very different, kind of character.
Gawd RIPs. He died decades before you were born. RIP is used at time period of death & later by loved ones. Do you do this on every actor now dead? Ludicrous.
@@seltaeb3302 I can’t honestly decide if you’re being a troll. Harry Belafonte died last year, so not too long ago. And how would you know what year I was born? Ok, now I see it: you’re a gigantic troll.
Wow! This video just popped up in my feed-instant sub! I recently just watched Crime of Passion. It was much better than I’d expected. I’ll be checking out the rest of your list too.
This was refreshing after the dozens of film noir lists/reviews I've watched over the years, the best of which I've saved. On the whole they've been repetitive where this one isn't, and NONE have mentioned The Suspect. I loved it when I saw it as a pre-teen or early teen circa 1960 and have been trying to find it for decades but didn't remember the title or that Laughton was the star, even though his performance captivated me at the time and has proved indelible ever since. I've waited a long damn time to see it again.
I've got a list of underrated noirs to add to this series of videos. So, keep an eye out for some more under the radar recommendations coming in the next few weeks.
Ella Raines is my favourite actress from the 40's. She has such an under-rated CV, films like Impact, The Suspect, Phantom Lady are all absolutely brillaint.
Thank you for this, we love noir movies and, we saw "The Crooked Way" and "the Suspect", which are both excellent excellent movies and now, we will probably check out the other two.
Superb video CC. I haven't seen any of these yet. I really like the look of Odds Against Tomorrow, that's made its way to the top of the must-see list. Thanks for the great background info and the links! 👌🎬
Odds Against Tomorrow is definitely a must see. I think you'll love it. It's one of those films that stays with you after the credits role. Also, Gloria Grahame absolutely slays in her bit part in this. The role was written specifically for her because Robert Wise wanted to help her out after she'd fallen on some hard times.
And you need to check out the only film that Charles Laughton directed, the Night of the Hunter! It’s an amazing film noir with some very stunning photography effects! Amazing film!
that was well written and presented. two of my favorite little known film noir are "fear in the night," 1946 starring deforest kelly from star trek. its about a man who keeps having horrific memories of events he doesn't recall ever taking place. the other one is 1953's "The hitchhiker." directed by ida lupino and starring edmond obrien, one of my favorite character actors, and frank lovejoy. "the hitchhiker" is missing the femme fatale but i think it still qualifies as film noir. both films are creative, well acted and very low budget which only adds to their charm. thanks for the recommendations.
@@CinemaCities1978 ... cool. i just found three uploads of it on yt. it ain't no "out of the past," "the postman always rings twice" or "D.O.A." but its surprisingly entertaining with an interesting premise.
I rewatched THE HITCHHIKER recently and it's a terrific flick. The stories of Lupino on the set of her films and TV shows claim her sets were very relaxed and professional, with her calling herself "Mother," as in "Boys, Mother would like those lights moved" while she worked on her knitting between set ups.
There is a remake of "Fear in the Night" called "Nightmare" 1956 with Edward G Robinson as the detective and Kevin MCCarthy playing the DeForest Kelley role. I've seen both films. I can't say one is better than the other.
@@anthonyc7045 ... thanks for info. i'll have to check it out. can't imagine robison and mccarthy being in the same film. my favorite scene in 'fear in the night" is when kelly is the elevator with the hypnotist. he's testing kelly's susceptabiliy by offering him a mint (or something) and kelly keeps decling only to give in in the end. this indicated to the hypnotist just how easily manipulated kelly was. making him a prime target for the scam. its really a good and interesting film.
Odds Against Tomorrow: I liked the jazzy score and the gray, bleak winter landscapes; I especially liked the sound of a howling wind in the elevator scenes and in Ed Begley's apartment. And this one made its message about race in a less heavy-handed way than did "Crossfire" (another film where Robert Ryan plays a loathsome bigot.) One wouldn't necessarily pick Harry Belafonte as a noir character, but there he is - a desperate, driven man led to his destiny. And poor Robert Ryan - he just couldn't get free of playing unhinged bigots, tense cops or madmen.
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW is one of those flicks I push on people because NO ONE I know has seen it, and they all dig it. I'd never have guessed that Belafonte and Ryan would be so good together. Great ending, too. THE SUSPECT is one of those movies that gets you with the situation (annoying-as-hell, nagging wife, nice Ella Raines) and you just get pulled along to the inevitable end. CRIME OF PASSION is a good example of how Stanwyck is never lazy. Her character grabbed me because she thinks she can control this situation, and you wait to see how it'll all work out. I just found her mesmerizing, but she's my Sterling Hayden :D
I can't believe how underrated ODDS is, despite having a star-studded cast including Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelly Winters, Gloria Grahame, and Robert Wise. It's surprising that the film hasn't received more attention. As for CRIME OF PASSION, I enjoy watching the unraveling of the plan and Kathy's character. Barbara Stanwyck always gives her all, whether it's in B-films or prestige pictures. She delivers a performance that is always worth watching. They just don't make actors like her anymore.
@@CinemaCities1978 ODDS is a better film about racism than the A-List "Quality" Hollywood Serious Subject movies of the time. The Ryan character embodies racism, we don't need the boring speechifying and lectures. While I wish Grahame had more to do, I was surprised at how good Ed Begley was--I usually don't care for him but he had a real character to play and did it just right.
I agree 100% with all you said about "Odds Against Tomorrow" Mr. Belafonte, Ryan and Begley never disappointed in any performance they ever gave. Real professional actors who make you believe that they are the characters they portray. And Robert Wise's direction. . . using his skills to show the darkness of NYC and Hudson, NY "Crime of Passion" I've watched many times, just for the interaction between Barbara Stanwyck and Raymond Burr. Burr's final line to Stanwyck, "Pick up your chips and go home" Wow. But as with many movies the plot is flawed. At the beginning of the movie, Stanwyck as a newspaper columnist writes what I believe to be a sympathetic column to a lady who murdered her husband and is now in hiding. Stanwyck's character then betrays the lady and reveals her location to the police. Why? I thought Stanwyck "understood" and sympathized with this wife. Stanwyck's character states to Hayden's character that she reads marriage "As a life sentence" but then in the next scene is hunting after Hayden to marry him, then by the end of the movie, murdering to help his advancement in the police force. Kinda unbelievable to my mind, sorry. Stanwyck goes from the beginning of the movie a rational, professional journalist to the end of the movie a murderer.
Four Overlooked Film Noirs : Sorry, Wrong Number The Sound Of Fury Night And The City The Narrow Margin All are great film noirs, in fact, they are just great films period. Well worth checking out.
I was blessed to discover it right here on RUclips. I may watch it again. Wonder performances by Harry, Robert Ryan, and Ed Begley. Another good one around the same time with Belafonte is The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. 1959.
I love The Suspect, one of those films in which I always hope the sympathetic and much put-upon killer will get away with his crime; and it's so beautifully directed, acted, and written. If you're taking recommendations, two underrated noirs that deserve more recognition: 1) Act of Violence, with Robert Ryan and Van Heflin--an amazing noir about vengeance, post-WW2 bitterness, and the hollowness of the American dream. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it features a brilliant performance by Mary Astor, unrecognizable as a burnt-out hooker. 2) So Evil My Love, an historical noir (set in the 19th century), in which Ray Milland (as a classic homme fatale) and Ann Todd set out to fleece rich, neglected, upper-class wife Geraldine Fitzgerald but encounter...complications. It was based on a true 19th-century murder case (unsolved to this day).
I love Act of Violence but So Evil My love is one I haven't seen! Thank you for the suggestion, especially because I really like both Ray Milland and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Which movies are the opening scenes of the vid from ?I recognized "Too Late For Tears" but not the scene with a woman lighting a cig with the man's cigarette and that one with the woman stroking a man's hand carrying a gun. Thank you for fantastic job. It's a like a dream with no end for a noir movie fan.
Robert Ryan was the ultimate 50s movie heel, a regular role he cemented in "The Naked Sour," a brilliant Anthony Mann western starring Jimmy Stewart and Janet Leigh.
Great wrk, please keep 'em coming. I'm a geezer now at 66, but my mom turned me on to these types of films and would talk to me about the Hollywood stars Not cheap gossip, just what she had seen d heard about the Noir films and those actors and actresses that she had known years before and her personal experiences regarding show biz, ad who croked and those who were drunks. he knew quiet a ot of prople in Hollywood, her first husband was in a few pictures and also made records as well. Sadly he had been in the Marines in WWII and was badly injured on Bouganville in the Solomons.. His back had ben badly injured and while in the military hospital they pumprd him full of morphine but when he discharged the doctors just cut off his morphine and he began drinking heavily and abusing my mom, My mom de]ivorced himand he became a bad alcoholic who was a mean drunk The military told himthat they would cut off his morphine so he wouldn' became an addict. He ended up in a VA hospital and just died there. Even though they had ben divorced some years before, my mom would visit him in the hospital. His older brother was a rich Hollywood actor but he never even lifted a finger to help his younger brother anything to his younger brother.His brother could have easily taken his brother to the best hospital, he just let my mom's husband waste away in the VA hospital. The older brother was the owner for the California Angels who my mom put a curse on the Angels, and it must have worked because a friend of mine from high school used to go to the Angel games in the early 1970's and except for Nolan Ryan. I used to boo the Angels and in a luxery suite at at the ballpark the former cowboy singing star, by then a at that time the owner just looked like a big ugly toad. If he could buy th Angels he could have helped his brother.
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Another really great film noir is Out Of The Past with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Greer. Also, The Naked City with Don Taylor and Barry Fitzgerald.
Hi! I’ve linked all the films in the description of this video so you can watch them here on RUclips or the internet archive for free. Enjoy! They are all really great.
@@lawrencelewis2592 i use a firestick apk called either magic tv or another called black panther (both do the exact same thing) which is to scrape the databases and then download the movies you put in the search..the firstick has been quite a money saver since ive owned it ive only ever had to pay for one or two movies without it? that number would be at least 40
THANK YOUI THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I went in and fixed it. I was rushing to get this up before I had to leave and had a minor fail. 😂 I'm glad you enjoyed this round of fab 4 noirs!
Robert Ryan was so good at playing murderous racists, of course in his personal life he supported California migrant workers. Ryan and John Garfield, i loved them both.
I'm wondering if you've any thoughts about a FN movie I watched, many years back late one night... called Hell's Half Acre with Evelyn Keyes and Wendell Corey. It could have been because I was really tired but it just enthralled me. Maybe because, as a Boomer, I had really just missed the film noir days. It's always stuck in my mind.
yes, I love Pitfall. You are right, it is really an overlooked gem of a noir. I talk about it in this video. ➡️ ruclips.net/video/1cCzAI0iBfg/видео.html
I completely agree on THE CROOKED WAY and ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW; I read the latter novel before seeing the film, and I was not disappointed. Speaking of terrific John Payne films, 99 RIVER STREET is one of my favorite films, period. Payne does more with his face in that movie than most actors do with entire bodies. KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL as well; LARCENY is less exciting. As for THE SUSPECT and CRIME OF PASSION, though, I have very mixed feelings. I will watch the hypnotic Ella Raines in pretty much anything (she plays my wife Nell in the film noir version of my life), and Robert Siodmak is one of my cinematic heroes, but THE SUSPECT left me kind of flat. Maybe Laughton and Raines are just not credible enough as a couple? Cora is too over-the-top horrible? My issue with CRIME OF PASSION is that noir was beginning to fray around the edges a bit - and it shows here. Stanwyck, pushing 50 to Hayden's 41, is probably miscast as Kathy Doyle - though kudos to Hollywood for not casting her aside (no pun intended) as they did with so many other actresses. Let me put it this way. While 1952's CLASH BY NIGHT is widely regarded as film noir, I do not think it is. Like, at all. Still, it can be read as the world-weary femme almost-fatale hitting middle age and returning home to settle down. The noir city has lost its allure, making a sleepy seaside village newly palatable. Stanwyck, at 45, gives a thoroughly exhausted performance as Mae Doyle that lifts an otherwise meh-lodrama. The contrast with the young and energetic Marilyn Monroe is telling. Bur then five years later, she is back in the dark city playing a role not unlike those in THE LADY EVE or, one of my personal favorites, BALL OF FIRE from 16 years earlier. All that being said, your reading of these films from the perspective of stifling domesticity has me seeing them in a new and interesting way.
99 RIVER STREET is dynamite. I love that film. I agree that LARCENY was somewhat ho-hum The love story was a bit too slow-paced for my taste, but the performances by Duryea and Winters were good. Payne, in particular, is a fascinating. After the war, his career took a dramatic turn. He shifted from starring in fluffy technicolor musicals and romantic comedies to much weightier films and his filmography really shows off his versatility. In the past few years, he's become one of my favorites.
@@CinemaCities1978 I had not known that about Payne, who has one of the most magnetic screen presences I have ever seen. Like, wow. He costars (as a friend of the killer) in an episode of COLUMBO. Payne's carer arc reminds me of Dick Powell, who also went from frothy to dramatic, with equally solid results. With due respect to your love for THE LONG GOODBYE, I think he is by far the best on-screen Philip Marlowe. Did you know they had to change the title of Chandlers' novel from FAREWELL, MY LOVELY to MURDER, MY SWEET so ticket-buyers would not think they were about to watch a cutesy romcom? As you would say, "Ohhh Hollywood." :) Oh, and Duryea always impresses me, especially because he was a truly lovely person off-camera (like the great Richard Widmark.)
Your videos are extremely good but there is a need to check things carefully because if you get something wrong it can annoy some viewers. I haven’t been able to see some of these films and I hope I get the chance. Barbara Stanwyck is a great favourite of mine
I don't sweat that. I do the best I can. I'm a one woman show. It's youtube People get annoyed by everything, the music, my voice, I pronounced someones name wrong, typos, I didn't mention a movie they like, i didn't show a scene they love, they don't like my name.. . 😂
That Belafonte movie could've been made, with no additions except for maybe color film, 10 or 15 years later. I'm convinced Rod Serling was influenced by the Laughton movie. Come to think of it, he may have been influenced by the Stanwyck/Hayden movie, too. There are at least two Twilight Zone eps about a mean wife, and one scheming away for her husband's career like little Lady Macbeth (as Stanwyck does in "Crime of Passion"). Never saw "The Crooked Way"!
Why were these movies ever considered B-movies? They were creative, very subversive for their time and the dialog was always fun. Barbara Stanwyck, IMHO, is the most watchable (I won't use the word greatest, because it doesn't mean much) actress to ever grace the screen, but I LOVE Gloria Grahame. Ms. Grahame was made for Film Noir.
I really liked the Crooked Way. But Crime of Passion with Barbara Stanwyk was very average in my opinion especially compared to her other more famous movies. More to do with the writing rather than the performances.
I just rewatched Chinatown last week and yes, he belongs there. Hollywoodland is not a noir, it's a mystery/drama but it is a dark Hollywood story and I'm a huge fan of those. Kane isn't a noir although it does feature some visual/stylistic elements that would later become hallmarks of film noir.
I kept calling Ed Begley’s character in Odds Against Tomorrow Harry -it’s not, it’s Dave. Have you seen any of these films? Are some of these new to you? If you get around to watching any of these four fantastic noirs let me know in the comments below what you think.
You can watch the film noirs mentioned in this video for free at the links below⬇
⭐The Crooked Way (1949) ruclips.net/video/lDffh1ouSoU/видео.html
💥Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) archive.org/details/oddsagainsttomorrow1959
☠The Suspect (1944) ruclips.net/video/ejFbsXzapis/видео.html
💔Crime of Passion (1957) archive.org/details/crime-of-passion-1957
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Also if you see the list of characters at the start of the movie. the opening screen says: Starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Shelley Winters.
Then on the following screen shot is Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame et al. Which i always thought didn't make sense because without Ed Begley who crafted the heist and gathered Belafonte and Ryan into the plot, there wouldn't be a movie. But he gets second billing.
Great choices. I've seen them and enjoyed them. One of my favorites is "On Dangerous Ground"--Robert Ryan was so great in any noir.
I’ve seen ‘odds against tomorrow’
Stanwyck had such incredible range as an actress.
My all time favorite actress .
She really did. Wonderful in drama and noir and just as at home in comedy. Splendid!
The background music is wonderful. I wouldn't mind having it in the background as i go about my day.
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I love that you care about the blacklisting evil of the McCarthyite 1950’s. So many film buffs brush this aspect of Hollywood’s shame under a pretty hilly rug. It also suggests a deep knowledge of your topic, beyond the prima facia facts and artistic appreciation. Wonderful recommendations. So glad I found this channel. I’ve come home. Thanks.
Have you seen the 1976 film, The Front with Woody Allen and Zero Mostel? Directed by Martin Ritt and written by Walter Bernstein, who were both blacklisted along with Mostel and three other actors in the movie, it's a great film and accurate chronicle of that time.
@ : Actually, I first saw that at the school cinema club 40 something years ago. The scene that stuck with me was Mostel’s, “What comes out of your pockets?” bit. I was somewhere between 12 and 14 and not yet politically switched on, learning as I went. I had a lot of questions for my mother when I got home. But he’s the one who stayed with me more than anyone else in that film, including Allen. The other abiding image is the freeze frame at the end, when Allen tells them where to go and leaves them frozen (literally) in shock.
This channel is great. I especially like the links so I can find these films. For many years I worked second shift and when I got home I watched late night tv in Los Angeles. I saw many of the noir movies. I especially like the noir movies made in Los Angeles .
Just watched Odds Against Tomorrow. Fantastic from every aspect. Cinematography, cast, plot. What a climax!! The final line when couldn't tell the black man from the white 😮. Robert Wise is a genius. Another great recommendation
Back in the 70s, we only had 4 or 5 channels & these movies often came on late at night. Great movies.
I’m very glad to have come across your channel. God rest Harry Belafonte.
👍 "...and boyfriend of the channel Sterling Hayden..." I'm feelin' that.
Your collection of titles are exceptional. I watched and still watching most of these movies from very early age. My wife just doesn’t get my fascination with film noirs. The quintessential film noir super star actors were Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum, and the super star actress was Barbara Stanwyck. However, there were a great number of great actors who graced the film noir genres which you have brilliantly mentioned in your great channel.
I stumbled upon "The Suspect" a while back and absolutely loved it! Seek it out because it's absolutely worth it.
Watched Odds Against Tomorrow and Crime of Passion recently. Both excellent! Thank you for the recommendations! Love your RUclips channel!
glad you enjoyed the films!
This is the second "Film Noir Classics" video of yours that I've watched and although I don't agree with all of your picks your presentation is superb.
I like your videos. You even add that "film noir saxophone" music to the background. You also have this encyclopedic knowledge of cinema which I'm in awe of.
Thanks for watching! I've just watched a lot of movies over the years 😀
Odds Against Tomorrow is the film I suggest to people who are looking for a good noir film they haven't seen yet. Great movie and great choice for the list!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate the super thanks!
I just tonight watched Naked City (1948) which ends with the 8 million stories line!
Forgotten GEMS, and thank you for bringing light to Noir with your well paced narrative . Humble thanks
I love your entire channel. Thank you so much.
Your outro gets me EVERY time. I LOVE it.
Wow, thank you!
As I had the opportunity to write before, Mr. Sterling Hayden was a better actor than he thought about himself. Always a pleasure to watch his films noir!
Yes... and thanks for using the proper plural!
Wow, you wrote for him? Would love to hear more
He really did shine in noir. But his later acting roles in filns like The Long Goodbye and The Godfather were really impressive too. A real pro. My personal favorite of his is Crime Wave.
@@waynej2608 I think he´s great in these films too. Mr. Hayden was amazing.
Great choices. I've seen them all, but will rewatch them. The end of The Suspect broke my heart.
At the end of The Suspect I really wanted them to be happy. 😭 But, there are no happy endings in film noir. . . .
❤ Great recommendations as always ❤. My personal favorite is Barbara Stanwyck ❤ THANKS 😊
You are so welcome!
I'm glad you later covered the 1946 'version' SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT. I enjoy both of these and that they diverge in their 2nd half.
ANYTHING with Barbara Stanwyck in it is worth watching!
Absolutely. Love her❤
@@hannahstewart9622 A true great.
I can’t stand her! Lol
@@robinholbrook6576 She does seem to be a divisive character. You either love her or hate her! I can't stand Bette Davies.
@@63mckenzie Me either! Except when she was really young before, she got mean and cocky.
Thank you for these...I love film noir, so I'm always looking for new ones.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy them.
The Suspect is very good. Charles Laughton is one of my favourite actors of all time. Such an immense talent. Excellent in everything he did. I will definitely have to check out Odds Against Tomorrow. Robert Wise has made such a wide variety of films.
It's so true, Robert Wise has a really varied and interesting filmography. Odds Against Tomorrow is sandwiched between I Want to Live! and West Side Story and deserves more attention. Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan are fantastically flawed and doomed characters. I hope you get a chance to watch the film.
Totally agree about Charles Laughton, when you see him in one film then you see him in another it makes you question is it the same Charles Laughton, such was his ability to draw us in to one character then change completely into another.
You are not kidding. Wise's range is simply astonishing. It boggles me the same person directed ODDS, THE SET-UP *and* THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
Watched it 3 weeks ago. Thought it was great
@mootsmanuva
Oh yes I love Robert Wise as a director. He's close to being my favourite.
The Body Snatcher, The Day The Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, The Haunting (a brilliant horror film), The Sound Of Music, The Andromeda Strain etc
His body of work is just immense
I just recently watched Odds Against Tomorrow and I thought it was fantastic. I also really enjoyed both the Suspect and Crime of Passion (I'll watch anything with Sterling Hayden, Charles Laughton, Raymond Burr, and Barbara Stanwyck). You really can't go wrong! Great list.
I agree anything with those actors is worth checking out. Of all the ones in the bunch, I think I was more surprised by THE SUSPECT. Charles Laughton's character is so sympathetic you want him to get away with murder 😂
@@CinemaCities1978 I would have to agree with you regarding The Suspect. I had zero knowledge or expectations going in so it was a wonderful surprise!
If I may, here are my suggestions of 'lesser known' noirs to cover:
Nightfall
Pushover
Raw Deal
Pitfall
I'm not sure if you've seen any of these but all of them made quite an impression on me. Pitfall (my favourite of the bunch), it perhaps the most 'adult' noir I've ever seen. Really fantastic.
I really like Pitfall too. Dick Powell has some great one liners and his line delivery is just perfection.
RIP Mr. Belafonte - looking forward to watching 'Odds Against Tomorrow' - why have I not seen it! - and Robert Ryan, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters - wow!!.......but wait! there is more...Robert Wise too
Really? RIP? He died decades ago. Ludicrous.
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As a fan of films noirs since way back in the 70s, I was delighted to come upon your site. After watching this video I took in Crime of Passion and was drawn in instantly. Barbara Stanwyck’s character reminded me of a Border Collie: very intelligent, needs something challenging to work on, and if deprived of this it will go out and find something - usually mischief - to do by itself. That a housewife’s life could be unbearable for such a person was an idea that most films of the time would not touch, and for this reason Crime of Passion was particularly intriguing. I saw this kind of frustration among my mother and her friends; many relied on over-the-counter anti-anxiety drugs, and the happiest were those who had work or at least some kind of life outside the home. Of course Kathy could have chosen a method of finding fulfillment other than transferring her aspirations to her husband, but that would mean no story. And it was so well done - thanks for putting it out there for us to enjoy.
Bonus - for me, anyway: Getting to see Raymond Burr the year before the Perry Mason series started, playing a similarly authoritative, but very different, kind of character.
Loved Odds Against Tomorrow! RIP Harry Belafonte.
Nice list! Will be watching or rewatching some of them. Cheers!
Gawd RIPs. He died decades before you were born. RIP is used at time period of death & later by loved ones. Do you do this on every actor now dead? Ludicrous.
@@seltaeb3302 I can’t honestly decide if you’re being a troll. Harry Belafonte died last year, so not too long ago. And how would you know what year I was born?
Ok, now I see it: you’re a gigantic troll.
Odds Against Tomorrow is a masterpiece, good selection!
I also like these picks and will watch them. Your presentation makes me eager to watch. I also have several Stetson Fedoras.
I hope you enjoy the films! I wish we could brig back hats as a popular accessory!
Wow! This video just popped up in my feed-instant sub! I recently just watched Crime of Passion. It was much better than I’d expected. I’ll be checking out the rest of your list too.
I LOVE it every video that you refer to Hayden as "boyfriend of the channel" I UNDERSTAND 😊
I love that you understand 😂
@@CinemaCities1978 OH YEAH 🥰
Wow I'd never heard of any of these films! Now I have to go and find them to watch! Thanks for the video. I love your channel.
Absolutely Awesome! I’m going to watch all 4! Thank You!
Stanwick was one of the greats in every movie she was ever in RIP
I love film noir, but I've not seen any of these. They look great and will defin itely seek them out. Thanks for introducing them to me.
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy them.
This was refreshing after the dozens of film noir lists/reviews I've watched over the years, the best of which I've saved. On the whole they've been repetitive where this one isn't, and NONE have mentioned The Suspect. I loved it when I saw it as a pre-teen or early teen circa 1960 and have been trying to find it for decades but didn't remember the title or that Laughton was the star, even though his performance captivated me at the time and has proved indelible ever since. I've waited a long damn time to see it again.
I've got a list of underrated noirs to add to this series of videos. So, keep an eye out for some more under the radar recommendations coming in the next few weeks.
Wow, this was great! Thank you!
Love your stuff. We have favorites in common.
I've seen the last two but I'll check out the first two. Thanks for the video.
Ella Raines is my favourite actress from the 40's. She has such an under-rated CV, films like Impact, The Suspect, Phantom Lady are all absolutely brillaint.
Great piece!
thank you for for an insightful post - great recommendations
you're welcome!
Thank you for this, we love noir movies and, we saw "The Crooked Way" and "the Suspect", which are both excellent excellent movies and now, we will probably check out the other two.
You're welcome! I'm glad I was able to introduce you to some new films.
I saw "Crime of Passion" as well as "The Suspect" on RUclips not so long ago. Films come and go and it's worth it to check regularly.
Thanks for this.
You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy the films!
Superb video CC. I haven't seen any of these yet. I really like the look of Odds Against Tomorrow, that's made its way to the top of the must-see list. Thanks for the great background info and the links! 👌🎬
Odds Against Tomorrow is definitely a must see. I think you'll love it. It's one of those films that stays with you after the credits role. Also, Gloria Grahame absolutely slays in her bit part in this. The role was written specifically for her because Robert Wise wanted to help her out after she'd fallen on some hard times.
@@CinemaCities1978 you are a wealth of knowledge my friend, thanks again! Ill be sure to let you know what i thought once ive seen it! Keep slayin!
And you need to check out the only film that Charles Laughton directed, the Night of the Hunter! It’s an amazing film noir with some very stunning photography effects! Amazing film!
that was well written and presented. two of my favorite little known film noir are "fear in the night," 1946 starring deforest kelly from star trek. its about a man who keeps having horrific memories of events he doesn't recall ever taking place.
the other one is 1953's "The hitchhiker." directed by ida lupino and starring edmond obrien, one of my favorite character actors, and frank lovejoy. "the hitchhiker" is missing the femme fatale but i think it still qualifies as film noir.
both films are creative, well acted and very low budget which only adds to their charm. thanks for the recommendations.
I’ve seen The Hitchhiker but Fear In The Night is new to me. I’ll check it out!
@@CinemaCities1978 ... cool. i just found three uploads of it on yt. it ain't no "out of the past," "the postman always rings twice" or "D.O.A." but its surprisingly entertaining with an interesting premise.
I rewatched THE HITCHHIKER recently and it's a terrific flick. The stories of Lupino on the set of her films and TV shows claim her sets were very relaxed and professional, with her calling herself "Mother," as in "Boys, Mother would like those lights moved" while she worked on her knitting between set ups.
There is a remake of "Fear in the Night" called "Nightmare" 1956 with Edward G Robinson as the detective and Kevin MCCarthy playing the DeForest Kelley role.
I've seen both films. I can't say one is better than the other.
@@anthonyc7045 ... thanks for info. i'll have to check it out. can't imagine robison and mccarthy being in the same film.
my favorite scene in 'fear in the night" is when kelly is the elevator with the hypnotist. he's testing kelly's susceptabiliy by offering him a mint (or something) and kelly keeps decling only to give in in the end. this indicated to the hypnotist just how easily manipulated kelly was. making him a prime target for the scam. its really a good and interesting film.
Robert Ryan wonderful actor.
I love your music choice.
Thank you! Sometimes I feel like I spend too much time on music.😂
Odds Against Tomorrow: I liked the jazzy score and the gray, bleak winter landscapes; I especially liked the sound of a howling wind in the elevator scenes and in Ed Begley's apartment. And this one made its message about race in a less heavy-handed way than did "Crossfire" (another film where Robert Ryan plays a loathsome bigot.) One wouldn't necessarily pick Harry Belafonte as a noir character, but there he is - a desperate, driven man led to his destiny. And poor Robert Ryan - he just couldn't get free of playing unhinged bigots, tense cops or madmen.
Excellent
Have seen and enjoyed The Suspect and now must see the others.
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW is one of those flicks I push on people because NO ONE I know has seen it, and they all dig it. I'd never have guessed that Belafonte and Ryan would be so good together. Great ending, too. THE SUSPECT is one of those movies that gets you with the situation (annoying-as-hell, nagging wife, nice Ella Raines) and you just get pulled along to the inevitable end.
CRIME OF PASSION is a good example of how Stanwyck is never lazy. Her character grabbed me because she thinks she can control this situation, and you wait to see how it'll all work out. I just found her mesmerizing, but she's my Sterling Hayden :D
I can't believe how underrated ODDS is, despite having a star-studded cast including Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelly Winters, Gloria Grahame, and Robert Wise. It's surprising that the film hasn't received more attention.
As for CRIME OF PASSION, I enjoy watching the unraveling of the plan and Kathy's character. Barbara Stanwyck always gives her all, whether it's in B-films or prestige pictures. She delivers a performance that is always worth watching. They just don't make actors like her anymore.
@@CinemaCities1978 ODDS is a better film about racism than the A-List "Quality" Hollywood Serious Subject movies of the time. The Ryan character embodies racism, we don't need the boring speechifying and lectures. While I wish Grahame had more to do, I was surprised at how good Ed Begley was--I usually don't care for him but he had a real character to play and did it just right.
@@CinemaCities1978 ODDS would make a good Robert Ryan co-feature with THE SET-UP (also dir. Robtert WIse) and ON DANGEROUS GROUND.
I agree 100% with all you said about "Odds Against Tomorrow" Mr. Belafonte, Ryan and Begley never disappointed in any performance they ever gave. Real professional actors who make you believe that they are the characters they portray. And Robert Wise's direction. . . using his skills to show the darkness of NYC and Hudson, NY
"Crime of Passion" I've watched many times, just for the interaction between Barbara Stanwyck and Raymond Burr. Burr's final line to Stanwyck, "Pick up your chips and go home" Wow.
But as with many movies the plot is flawed. At the beginning of the movie, Stanwyck as a newspaper columnist writes what I believe to be a sympathetic column to a lady who murdered her husband and is now in hiding. Stanwyck's character then betrays the lady and reveals her location to the police. Why? I thought Stanwyck "understood" and sympathized with this wife. Stanwyck's character states to Hayden's character that she reads marriage "As a life sentence" but then in the next scene is hunting after Hayden to marry him, then by the end of the movie, murdering to help his advancement in the police force.
Kinda unbelievable to my mind, sorry. Stanwyck goes from the beginning of the movie a rational, professional journalist to the end of the movie a murderer.
@@anthonyc7045 The ending of ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW is the same as in WHITE HEAT.
Four Overlooked Film Noirs :
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Sound Of Fury
Night And The City
The Narrow Margin
All are great film noirs, in fact, they are just great films period. Well worth checking out.
Odds Against Tomorrow is brilliant. It deserves to be ranked with the greatest of the films noir. How is this so neglected?
I was blessed to discover it right here on RUclips. I may watch it again. Wonder performances by Harry, Robert Ryan, and Ed Begley. Another good one around the same time with Belafonte is The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. 1959.
Thanks for using the proper plural of "Film Noir."
I agree. The ending blew name away. The entire movie was amazing in every aspect.
Thanks. All good.
Sonny Tuffs played a good role in The Crooked Way! This film is much better than I he narrator states!
I love The Suspect, one of those films in which I always hope the sympathetic and much put-upon killer will get away with his crime; and it's so beautifully directed, acted, and written. If you're taking recommendations, two underrated noirs that deserve more recognition: 1) Act of Violence, with Robert Ryan and Van Heflin--an amazing noir about vengeance, post-WW2 bitterness, and the hollowness of the American dream. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it features a brilliant performance by Mary Astor, unrecognizable as a burnt-out hooker. 2) So Evil My Love, an historical noir (set in the 19th century), in which Ray Milland (as a classic homme fatale) and Ann Todd set out to fleece rich, neglected, upper-class wife Geraldine Fitzgerald but encounter...complications. It was based on a true 19th-century murder case (unsolved to this day).
Omfg yes, I rarely agree so completely with some rando, but it happens!
I love Act of Violence but So Evil My love is one I haven't seen! Thank you for the suggestion, especially because I really like both Ray Milland and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Which movies are the opening scenes of the vid from ?I recognized "Too Late For Tears" but not the scene with a woman lighting a cig with the man's cigarette and that one with the woman stroking a man's hand carrying a gun. Thank you for fantastic job. It's a like a dream with no end for a noir movie fan.
The cig scene is from "99 River Street," and the woman stroking the hand is "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers."
Thank you@@CinemaCities1978
Robert Ryan was the ultimate 50s movie heel, a regular role he cemented in "The Naked Sour," a brilliant Anthony Mann western starring Jimmy Stewart and Janet Leigh.
His portrayal in "Billy Budd" as the evil 1st mate Klagert is one of the most chilling performances I've ever seen.
Naked Spur…
@@jeanesingsjazz Sorry typo
"Hey baby, do me"
Great wrk, please keep 'em coming. I'm a geezer now at 66, but my mom turned me on to these types of films and would talk to me about the Hollywood stars Not cheap gossip, just what she had seen d heard about the Noir films and those actors and actresses that she had known years before and her personal experiences regarding show biz, ad who croked and those who were drunks. he knew quiet a ot of prople in Hollywood, her first husband was in a few pictures and also made records as well. Sadly he had been in the Marines in WWII and was badly injured on Bouganville in the Solomons.. His back had ben badly injured and while in the military hospital they pumprd him full of morphine but when he discharged the doctors just cut off his morphine and he began drinking heavily and abusing my mom, My mom de]ivorced himand he became a bad alcoholic who was a mean drunk The military told himthat they would cut off his morphine so he wouldn' became an addict. He ended up in a VA hospital and just died there. Even though they had ben divorced some years before, my mom would visit him in the hospital. His older brother was a rich Hollywood actor but he never even lifted a finger to help his younger brother anything to his younger brother.His brother could have easily taken his brother to the best hospital, he just let my mom's husband waste away in the VA hospital. The older brother was the owner for the California Angels who my mom put a curse on the Angels, and it must have worked because a friend of mine from high school used to go to the Angel games in the early 1970's and except for Nolan Ryan. I used to boo the Angels and in a luxery suite at at the ballpark the former cowboy singing star, by then a at that time the owner just looked like a big ugly toad. If he could buy th Angels he could have helped his brother.
Brian, Are you talking about Gene Autry ?
DARK PASSAGE is one of the most overlooked film noir presentations in history.
The Supect is excellent watch it 20x
I'm def gonna check out Odds Against Tomorrow
It’s a good one!
@@CinemaCities1978 what about Clash by Night?
Great recommendations! I love the background music you’re playing throughout. Can you provide the artist’s name? Thanks for posting!
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The songs in this video are The Color of Romance and Gone Too Soon. I've got a playlist you of songs I've used here:
www.epidemicsound.com/playlist/lnvbuebspkgzdtj2g5veg8o96estg9ks
@@CinemaCities1978 Thank you for replying! ✌🏻😉✌🏻
Sterling!
I can never find the links that represent these noir fioms. Can anyone describe in detail where I might find these valuable links? Thank you...
Hi, the video links are in the description that is located in a box underneath the video. You have to expand the box to (click see more) to find the links.
Stanwyck is in the league of Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Gloria Swanson, Maureen O'Hara and Joan Crawford.
100%
I really liked odds against tomorrow, which was produced by Harry Belafonte.
Thank the Lord we won't have to tolerate you and your comment anymore. Your judgement day is soon you sinner
Another really great film noir is Out Of The Past with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Greer. Also, The Naked City with Don Taylor and Barry Fitzgerald.
But Out of the Past is not underrated. It's a canonical Classic.
Hey, i thought i knew film noir, guess again. Good picks!
thanks for watching!
I've never seen any of these. looks like I'll have to rent them.
Hi! I’ve linked all the films in the description of this video so you can watch them here on RUclips or the internet archive for free. Enjoy! They are all really great.
@@CinemaCities1978 Thank you- I just may do that.
@@lawrencelewis2592 i use a firestick apk called either magic tv or another called black panther (both do the exact same thing) which is to scrape the databases and then download the movies you put in the search..the firstick has been quite a money saver since ive owned it ive only ever had to pay for one or two movies without it? that number would be at least 40
But where?
@@lawrencelewis2592 ok, thanks.
How about "Fallen Angel" with Dana Andrews. Very underrated.
Just a heads up you've pinned links to PT 1 flicks in the description, not this latest bunch. Love the selection, O noirish angel!
THANK YOUI THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I went in and fixed it. I was rushing to get this up before I had to leave and had a minor fail. 😂 I'm glad you enjoyed this round of fab 4 noirs!
tHANK YOU.
Mr Belafonte rest in peace 🙏 🕊
The suspect is an awesome film. Loughton is marvelous
PS
I wish there was a kind of TCM just for Noir.
I enjoy the love story between Laughton and Ella Raines. It's so sweet, gentle and believable.
Laughton is great in Hobson’s Choice …….marvellous film with a marvellous cast .
The Suspect is a great film!
The soldier in "odds Against Tomorrow" is Wayne Rogers of M*A*S*H fame.
Robert Ryan was so good at playing murderous racists, of course in his personal life he supported California migrant workers. Ryan and John Garfield, i loved them both.
Ryan, Garfield and Belafonte all amazing men who worked very hard in support important causes.
I'm wondering if you've any thoughts about a FN movie I watched, many years back late one night... called Hell's Half Acre with Evelyn Keyes and Wendell Corey. It could have been because I was really tired but it just enthralled me. Maybe because, as a Boomer, I had really just missed the film noir days. It's always stuck in my mind.
Do you know Pitfall (1948) by André de Toth? I think it's really underrated and largely forgotten.
yes, I love Pitfall. You are right, it is really an overlooked gem of a noir. I talk about it in this video. ➡️ ruclips.net/video/1cCzAI0iBfg/видео.html
out of the four movies, Odds Against Tomorrow is the best, the racism is still shocking
The Crooked way deserves a release on bluray. So does Crime of passion, the others are available on bluray.
I wish someone like Kino Lorber would get their hands on THE CROOKED WAY and clean it up and give it a beautiful blu-ray release.
@@CinemaCities1978 add to that Jeopardy with Barbara Stanwyck.
I haven't seen that one in a loooong time. I may rewatch it this week.
I completely agree on THE CROOKED WAY and ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW; I read the latter novel before seeing the film, and I was not disappointed. Speaking of terrific John Payne films, 99 RIVER STREET is one of my favorite films, period. Payne does more with his face in that movie than most actors do with entire bodies. KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL as well; LARCENY is less exciting. As for THE SUSPECT and CRIME OF PASSION, though, I have very mixed feelings. I will watch the hypnotic Ella Raines in pretty much anything (she plays my wife Nell in the film noir version of my life), and Robert Siodmak is one of my cinematic heroes, but THE SUSPECT left me kind of flat. Maybe Laughton and Raines are just not credible enough as a couple? Cora is too over-the-top horrible? My issue with CRIME OF PASSION is that noir was beginning to fray around the edges a bit - and it shows here. Stanwyck, pushing 50 to Hayden's 41, is probably miscast as Kathy Doyle - though kudos to Hollywood for not casting her aside (no pun intended) as they did with so many other actresses. Let me put it this way. While 1952's CLASH BY NIGHT is widely regarded as film noir, I do not think it is. Like, at all. Still, it can be read as the world-weary femme almost-fatale hitting middle age and returning home to settle down. The noir city has lost its allure, making a sleepy seaside village newly palatable. Stanwyck, at 45, gives a thoroughly exhausted performance as Mae Doyle that lifts an otherwise meh-lodrama. The contrast with the young and energetic Marilyn Monroe is telling. Bur then five years later, she is back in the dark city playing a role not unlike those in THE LADY EVE or, one of my personal favorites, BALL OF FIRE from 16 years earlier. All that being said, your reading of these films from the perspective of stifling domesticity has me seeing them in a new and interesting way.
99 RIVER STREET is dynamite. I love that film. I agree that LARCENY was somewhat ho-hum The love story was a bit too slow-paced for my taste, but the performances by Duryea and Winters were good. Payne, in particular, is a fascinating. After the war, his career took a dramatic turn. He shifted from starring in fluffy technicolor musicals and romantic comedies to much weightier films and his filmography really shows off his versatility. In the past few years, he's become one of my favorites.
@@CinemaCities1978 I had not known that about Payne, who has one of the most magnetic screen presences I have ever seen. Like, wow. He costars (as a friend of the killer) in an episode of COLUMBO. Payne's carer arc reminds me of Dick Powell, who also went from frothy to dramatic, with equally solid results. With due respect to your love for THE LONG GOODBYE, I think he is by far the best on-screen Philip Marlowe. Did you know they had to change the title of Chandlers' novel from FAREWELL, MY LOVELY to MURDER, MY SWEET so ticket-buyers would not think they were about to watch a cutesy romcom? As you would say, "Ohhh Hollywood." :) Oh, and Duryea always impresses me, especially because he was a truly lovely person off-camera (like the great Richard Widmark.)
Stanwick!
RIP Harry!
Anyone know the song playing in the background?
The Narrow Margin and the fist fight on a train.
Your videos are extremely good but there is a need to check things carefully because if you get something wrong it can annoy some viewers. I haven’t been able to see some of these films and I hope I get the chance. Barbara Stanwyck is a great favourite of mine
I don't sweat that. I do the best I can. I'm a one woman show. It's youtube People get annoyed by everything, the music, my voice, I pronounced someones name wrong, typos, I didn't mention a movie they like, i didn't show a scene they love, they don't like my name.. . 😂
That Belafonte movie could've been made, with no additions except for maybe color film, 10 or 15 years later. I'm convinced Rod Serling was influenced by the Laughton movie. Come to think of it, he may have been influenced by the Stanwyck/Hayden movie, too. There are at least two Twilight Zone eps about a mean wife, and one scheming away for her husband's career like little Lady Macbeth (as Stanwyck does in "Crime of Passion"). Never saw "The Crooked Way"!
Why were these movies ever considered B-movies? They were creative, very subversive for their time and the dialog was always fun. Barbara Stanwyck, IMHO, is the most watchable (I won't use the word greatest, because it doesn't mean much) actress to ever grace the screen, but I LOVE Gloria Grahame. Ms. Grahame was made for Film Noir.
Very underrated noir, Ladies in Retirement
Yes, it is!
Saw Crime of Passion.
I really liked the Crooked Way. But Crime of Passion with Barbara Stanwyk was very average in my opinion especially compared to her other more famous movies. More to do with the writing rather than the performances.
Shadows & fog..... Do Citzen Kane, Hollywoodland, Chinatown & The Two Jakes count as noir? Did Nicholson really belong in 1932-1950?
I just rewatched Chinatown last week and yes, he belongs there. Hollywoodland is not a noir, it's a mystery/drama but it is a dark Hollywood story and I'm a huge fan of those. Kane isn't a noir although it does feature some visual/stylistic elements that would later become hallmarks of film noir.
I’d call Citizen Kane a melodrama