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Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-13-2011 10:44 AM
- the Truths theater- (all movies will be posted here)
ENJOY THE MOVIES
{all previous movies, and movies i will be posting after my vacation}
"Detour 1945"
Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour begins when hitchhiker Al Roberts (Tom Neal) accepts a ride from affable gambler Charles Haskell Jr. (Edmund MacDonald). When Haskell suffers a fatal heart attack, Roberts, afraid that he'll be accused of murder, disposes of the body, takes the man's clothes and wallet, and begins driving the car himself. He picks up beautiful but sullen Vera (Ann Savage), who suddenly breaks the silence by asking, "What did you do with the body?" It turns out that Vera had earlier accepted a ride from Haskell and has immediately spotted Roberts as a ringer. Holding the threat of summoning the police over his head, Vera forces Roberts to continue his pose so that he can collect a legacy from Haskell's millionaire father, who hasn't seen his son in years.
"he walked by night"
Los Angeles, post WWII, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal. Witnesses of the heists give descriptions of the man, but his true identity remains unknown.
"trapped"
When nearly perfect counterfeit 20-dollar bills start turning up, the Treasury Department recognizes them as the work of Tris Stewart (Lloyd Bridges), a man already doing a long prison stretch. They offer Stewart a break on his sentence if he'll help them find out who got hold of his old plates, but he initially refuses. Some weeks later, while being transferred to another prison, Stewart escapes from custody -- it turns out that this is a set-up to free Stewart to search for the plates with a treasury agent keeping tabs on him; then he turns on the T-man as well, escaping for real. What Stewart doesn't know is that the agents expected and desired this move, believing that he would only go for the plates if he thought he could make some money from the bills and get out of the country with his girlfriend Laurie (Barbara Payton). They've got her apartment bugged, and one of their own men, Downey (John Hoyt), has been put in place as a customer at the nightclub where she works, quietly establishing himself as a man with some angles of his own and a yen to know her better. Stewart follows the trail to one of his ex-distributors, now in business for himself with the plates. But the man needs money, and Stewart thinks he can get it with help from Downey -- he doesn't like him trying to impress her, but does like it that he is a grifter with some money. They become partners, putting up Downey's cash to get the 250,000 dollars in counterfeit twenties, which Stewart will spend at face value where he and Laurie are going, in countries where they need U.S. currency and there are no treasury agents around to help identify counterfeit bills. Before the deal can be closed (and the arrest made), a new round of possible double-crosses starts between the hoods, and Downey's cover is suddenly blown by accident -- Stewart tries to kill him but is captured instead. Downey's superiors want to pull him out, but the agent thinks he can still salvage the operation if he can get to the plates before Laurie can talk to anyone. That leads to the denouement, an extended series of split-second plot developments with several lives at risk.
"the sun sets at dawn"
The story of a young man who is wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed is told in an imaginative narrative structure. Piece after piece of his story drops into place from the perspectives of those who know his story and come to witness his death.
"angel on my shoulder"
Gangster Eddie Kagel is killed and goes to Hell. Nick/The Devil offers to transfer his soul to a judge's body. Eddie agrees, so he can avenge himself on his killer. But to Nick's dismay things don't go as we wants. Eddie falls in love with the judge's fiancée and Nick's planned revenge fails.
"D.O.A."
a man is poisoned by radiation poisoning put in his drink, and he knows he is going to die, but in with his remaining time he dedicates himself to discovering who killed him, and why.
sorry if i forgot any and also that its sloppy.....
ALSO P.S. if any of you want me to try to dig a movie out, send me a private message and ill try my best.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-16-2011 08:02 AM
for your enjoyment i have uncovered the golden reel movie from this screenshot:
![[Image: 159.jpg]](http://media.rockstargames.com/products/rockstar/screenshot gallery/lanoire/screens/fe9391d032e54/640/159.jpg)
but unfortunal it is cut up into 14 parts:
"the women in the window"
A professor, Richard Wanley (Edward G. Robinson), finds himself smitten by a woman whose painting is on display in a street window. When the woman, Alice Reed (Joan Bennett)happens by that very same window, Wanley's life changes drastically.
sorry for the inconvenience
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Canoxa - 04-16-2011 09:39 AM
Great thread!
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-16-2011 10:06 AM
(04-16-2011 09:39 AM)Canoxa Wrote: Great thread!
thanks, movies will be posted frequently.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Sid Hudgens - 04-17-2011 01:00 PM
(04-16-2011 10:06 AM)the TRUTH Wrote:(04-16-2011 09:39 AM)Canoxa Wrote: Great thread!
thanks, movies will be posted frequently.
This has to be one of the most usefull threads i've ever come across so kudo's for taking the time to post all the links.
At the moment im watching richard widmark in 'Night and the city' 1950 first time i've seen this but its quite good and slightly creepy but noir type films always had a darker side imo.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-17-2011 02:11 PM
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i agree, i love classic noire movies, there are always an eye opener for every movie
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-19-2011 02:24 AM
The Stranger (1946)
In 1946, Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) of the United Nations War Crimes Commission is hunting for Nazi fugitive Franz Kindler (Orson Welles). Kindler has effectively concealed his Nazi activities prior to his escape to the United States. He assumes a new identity, Charles Rankin, lands a job as a university professor and marries Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young), who is the daughter of Supreme Court justice Judge Adam Longstreet.
Wilson releases Kindler's former associate Meinike (Konstantin Shayne) and follows him to Harper, Connecticut, but Meinike is strangled before he can identify Kindler. Wilson must convince Mrs. Rankin, the only person who knows for certain that Meinike came to meet her husband, that her Charles is a war criminal.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - JJGittes - 04-20-2011 04:41 AM
Surprised nobody's posted Scarlet Street!
http://www.archive.org/details/ScarletStreet
It's Fritz Lang's noir masterpiece. Doesn't follow the stereotypical tough guy cop, but a painter played by Edward G. Robinson who gets caught up with a prostitute and ends up in a situation much deeper and darker than he could have ever expected.
Saw it in my film studies course last year, great film.
Awesome thread! =)
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-20-2011 04:54 AM
"The Last Mile"
Richard Walters is condemned to death for committing murder, though he claims innocence. When he arrives on death row, a group of inmates stage a violent uprising and he gets caught up in it. Meanwhile, on the outside, his friends are trying to find evidence to exonerate him.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Deep_Throat - 04-21-2011 11:49 PM
Watched Detour (1945) last night. I really, really, really enjoyed it. Loved the whole ambience of it all, and feeling that something like this could happen to pretty much anybody.
I'm definitely going to check out a few more of these public domain Film Noirs.
I found this webpage has a great selection of public domain Film Noirs: Link
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-22-2011 02:33 AM
(04-21-2011 11:49 PM)Deep_Throat Wrote: Watched Detour (1945) last night. I really, really, really enjoyed it. Loved the whole ambience of it all, and feeling that something like this could happen to pretty much anybody.
I'm definitely going to check out a few more of these public domain Film Noirs.
I found this webpage has a great selection of public domain Film Noirs: Link
cool, thanks ill check it out.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-22-2011 10:28 AM
"Fatal hour"
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The Fatal Hour was the fourth entry in Monogram's "Mr. Wong" series, based on the gentlemanly oriental detective created by Hugh Wiley. Boris Karloff returns as Wong, supported by Grant Withers as dyspeptic police captain Street and Marjorie Reynolds as brash gal reporter Bobbie Logan. On this occasion, Mr. Wong investigates the murder of a police officer, nearly ending up murdered himself during a climactic jewelry-store robbery. The principal suspect is Belden (Craig Reynolds), the son of a crooked businessman (John Hamilton) whose perfidy has apparently caused all the trouble in the first place. The Fatal Hour was scripted by Joseph West, a pseudonym for director George Waggner (who didn't direct this one).
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Deep_Throat - 04-23-2011 10:41 AM
Watched He Walked by Night (1948) one or two nights ago. Really, really enjoyed this one too.
Los Angeles + mid-late '40s + cat and mouse chase between a detective and murderer = perfect viewing material in anticipation for L.A. Noire.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 04-24-2011 05:49 PM
double feature
"behind green lights"
After the body of a dead politician is dumped at the door of police headquarters, police lieutenant Sam Carson investigates the apparent murder.
"Hook Line and Sinker"
Two slick insurance salesmen meet runaway Mary and agree to help her run her hotel. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds a little too well!
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Sohail - 05-07-2011 06:01 PM
great thread, doesn't deserve to die just yet.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - The Chicago Piano - 05-07-2011 10:36 PM
The one that R* recommended looks pretty awesome as well but I can't remember the name :/
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - Deep_Throat - 05-08-2011 12:00 AM
(05-07-2011 10:36 PM)The Chicago Piano Wrote: The one that R* recommended looks pretty awesome as well but I can't remember the name :/
He Walked by Night (1948)
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 05-08-2011 03:40 AM
{hey, im back from vacation.}
![[Image: movieposter.jpg?v=a049f2]](http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/WhhaDqo6IEo/movieposter.jpg?v=a049f2)
"women on the run"
Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), a window-dresser and struggling artist, accidentally witnesses a mob-related rub-out of a witness (Thomas P. Dillon), while out walking his dog one night -- after being shot at for his trouble, he's approached by the police, who want to put him into protective custody. But before they can do that, he runs out, and it's up to Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith) to find him before the killer does. He approaches Johnson's wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan), only to discover that not only were they the most distant -- nearly estranged -- couple he's ever encountered, but that she doesn't want to help find him, or care if he is found. Then she learns that he has a potentially serious heart condition that he never told her about, and that he has no medication -- she decides to try and find him to give him help, dodging the police with help from a pushy reporter named Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe), covering his job and all of his old haunts; and in the process, she discovers a man that she never really bothered to know or understand, one who not only wanted to love her but does love her, despite the way their marriage has gone, and discovers that there may still be a marriage worth saving. But to do that she's got to find him to head off not only a potentially fatal heart seizure but also save him from the killer who, unbeknownst to her, is just a step behind her and has already started covering her trail and murdering potential witnesses.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 05-09-2011 02:08 PM
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"the Third Man" {I highly recommend it}
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a third-rate American pulp novelist, arrives in postwar Vienna, where he has been promised a job by his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Upon his arrival, Martins discovers that Lime has been killed in a traffic accident, and that his funeral is taking place immediately. At the graveside, Martins meets outwardly affable Major Calloway (Trevor Howard) and actress Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli), who is weeping copiously. When Calloway tells Martins that the late Harry Lime was a thief and murderer, the loyal Martins is at first outraged. Gradually, he discovers not only that Calloway was right but also that the man lying in the coffin in the film's early scenes was not Harry Lime at all--and that Lime is still very much alive (he was the mysterious "third man" at the scene of the fatal accident). Thus the stage is set for the movie's famous climactic confrontation in the sewers of Vienna--and the even more famous final shot, in which Martins pays emotionally for doing "the right thing." Written by Graham Greene, The Third Man is an essential classic, made even more so by the insistent zither music of Anton Karas. The film is currently available in both an American and British release version; the American print, with an introduction by Joseph Cotten, is slightly shorter than the British version, which is narrated by director Carol Reed. Nominated for several Academy Awards, The Third Man won Best Cinematography for Robert Krasker.
RE: Noir classics- movies :) - the TRUTH - 05-17-2011 11:19 AM
the last movie i will post. ENJOY!
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Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant Governor of California before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man. The dream also contains the image of his father's death in an automobile accident under mysterious circumstances. Through the help of his friend, a psychiatrist, Paul realizes that his dream is coming true. His mother's love interest is actually a homicidal maniac who lives as an out-patient at the sanitarium.