Quotes and Notes: While the City Sleeps (1956)
“While the City Sleeps” is listed as a crime drama and film noir on IMDB. But is it really? The film opens up with a murder, for sure, but it...
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Dennis O’Keefe in Raw Deal (1948)
Claire Trevor was the sometimes narrator of the 1948 film noir, “Raw Deal”. She played Pat, the girlfriend of Joe Sullivan, whom she helped break out of prison. Dennis O’Keefe...
3 Unreliable Narrator Noir Films
I recently watched 3 old noir movies that opened up with people in a pickle. The person in the pickle then proceeds to tell you how they got there. You...
Edmond O’Brien in 711 Ocean Drive
For gangster film aficionados and James Cagney lovers, Edmond O’Brien will forever be remembered as the “copper” in “White Heat” (1949). Here’s the famous scene where Cody Jarrett (Cagney) gets...
Glenn Ford and Janis Carter in “Framed”
After an August hiatus, Eddie Muller came back with Noir Alley on Sunday mornings on TCM. First up was “Framed,” a 1947 noir that starred Glenn Ford with Janis Carter...
Simone Signoret in “Casque D’Or” (1952)
Jacques Becker’s 1952 film “Casque D’Or” is a tale of an ill-fated romance set in La Belle Époque. For this film’s purposes, that means the women wear long dresses that...
Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953)
All about the 1953 film “Niagara” and we do mean all– including the ending
Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947)
Claire Trevor is actually the one who got top billing in 1947’s film noir, “Born to Kill,” Noir Alley’s feature on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Host Eddie Muller says that...
Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn (1946)
If you like your movies to make sense and have a satisfying conclusion, you might think that, in his intro, Eddie Muller is telling you that you are not going...
Gun Crazy (1950) Starring John Dall and Peggy Cummins
Noir Alley’s host Eddie Muller introduced 1950’s “Gun Crazy” as a film that is so singular and extraordinary and “weirdly ahead of its time.” We’ll suppose Eddie knows more than...
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