mr6666 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Noir AlleyVerified account @NoirAlley 40m40 minutes ago See George Raft and Virginia Mayo in RED LIGHT ('49) hosted by @EddieMuller this Sunday at 10am ET on #NoirAlley 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Watched Red Light. Enjoyed Eddie Muller's intro and outro. My wife and I both found Raft to be "wooden" and have found him the same in other movies. Virginia Mayo was very good, but not enough screen time. Raymond Burr did his usual very good gangster role as he did in so many movies of the period. We watch Perry Mason on DVD at least 3-4 times per week and interesting that Burr could do that role so well and then be as evil/mean as he was in noir and mystery roles. Next week features Where Danger Lives with Robert Mitchum and Faith Domergue. Not one of my favorites. Somewhat similar to Mitchum's Angel Face with Jean Simmons. To me in both, he is too serious, but also gets taken in too easily by the woman. While taken in in Out of the Past, it does not appear to be quite so easily. Or maybe he shows he knows it but just doesn't care. Link to post Share on other sites
Arteesto Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Any chance that Noir Alley can get moved to either Friday or Saturday nights...say...oh....10PM? Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Arteesto said: Any chance that Noir Alley can get moved to either Friday or Saturday nights...say...oh....10PM? I believe that's happening in March (Saturday nights) . February is Oscar month, so it wouldn't be on, regardless. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Loved Red Light! I saw the beginning before, but for some reason not the whole thing. Great photography and plot twists! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mozart1791 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, Hibi said: Loved Red Light! I saw the beginning before, but not the whole thing. Great photography and plot twists! Was Brent ever in a noir? How about THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE? Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Mozart1791 said: Was Brent ever in a noir? How about THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE? Not sure that would be considered a noir, but close......... Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 9:38 AM, TheCid said: Watched Red Light. Enjoyed Eddie Muller's intro and outro. My wife and I both found Raft to be "wooden" and have found him the same in other movies. Virginia Mayo was very good, but not enough screen time. Raymond Burr did his usual very good gangster role as he did in so many movies of the period. We watch Perry Mason on DVD at least 3-4 times per week and interesting that Burr could do that role so well and then be as evil/mean as he was in noir and mystery roles. Next week features Where Danger Lives with Robert Mitchum and Faith Domergue. Not one of my favorites. Somewhat similar to Mitchum's Angel Face with Jean Simmons. To me in both, he is too serious, but also gets taken in too easily by the woman. While taken in in Out of the Past, it does not appear to be quite so easily. Or maybe he shows he knows it but just doesn't care. Was that first film with Faith Domergue ever released? I heard this was rushed into release because the first film was a disaster, but I've never read anywhere whether it was ever released or not............ Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, Hibi said: Was that first film with Faith Domergue ever released? I heard this was rushed into release because the first film was a disaster, but I've never read anywhere whether it was ever released or not............ Are you asking if Faith Domergue's first movie was ever released or if Where Danger Lives was ever shown in theaters? And if so, WDL was released early because her first movie was so bad? If so, what was her first movie? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Domergue Wikipedia discusses Vendetta and WDL. Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, TheCid said: Are you asking if Faith Domergue's first movie was ever released or if Where Danger Lives was ever shown in theaters? And if so, WDL was released early because her first movie was so bad? If so, what was her first movie? Faith Domergue's first substantial film role was in Vendetta, which was filmed in 1946, but not released until 1950. She had three other film roles, including Where Danger Lives, before Vendetta finally saw the light of day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Yes, it was Vendetta. Unsure if it ever was released or not. I've never seen it ever being shown on tv. I think after a few films, Hughes gave up on her and she spent most of the 50s making horror flicks. I dont think she's bad in Vendetta, and she certainly was a looker......... Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 minute ago, LawrenceA said: Faith Domergue's first substantial film role was in Vendetta, which was filmed in 1946, but not released until 1950. She had three other film roles, including Where Danger Lives, before Vendetta finally saw the light of day. Thanks, I found some info on Wikipedia about both that is interesting. Now, more importantly, how do you pronounce Domergue? I have heard the d is silent and she got upset when people tried to use it. Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just now, Hibi said: Yes, it was Vendetta. Unsure if it ever was released or not. I've never seen it ever being shown on tv. I think after a few films, Hughes gave up on her and she spent most of the 50s making horror flicks. I dont think she's bad in Vendetta, and she certainly was a looker......... The Wiki article gives the impression she gave up on Hughes. Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Brenty boy starred in the early 1950s British flick The Last Page, playing a bookstore manager who, innocently, got messed up with all kinds of criminal activities. And to top things off, the U.S. title was Man Bait. Now that has to a noir. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, TheCid said: The Wiki article gives the impression she gave up on Hughes. That could be too. In any case, they parted ways after When Danger Lives..... Its pronounced with soft g (with no ue sound at the end) I used to pronounce it DomerGUE. LOL) It's like DoMERGE sounding......... Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, Vautrin said: Brenty boy starred in the early 1950s British flick The Last Page, playing a bookstore manager who, innocently, got messed up with all kinds of criminal activities. And to top things off, the U.S. title was Man Bait. Now that has to a noir. Oh, that's right! I forgot about that. And Diana Dors was in it! (How could I forget HER??? LOL). Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I think I have seen Man Bait. The description sounds familiar, but it has been a long, long time. Probably on TCM or Fox Movie Channel. Barely remember it. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, TheCid said: I think I have seen Man Bait. The description sounds familiar, but it has been a long, long time. Probably on TCM or Fox Movie Channel. Barely remember it. Yes, TCM did show it once some years back. It may have been on since then. I think it was during primetime as I remember R.O. doing the presenting............Maybe 5 years ago? It wasnt great, but interesting to see Dors in her early days. I dont remember much about it either except Dors' boyfriend caused problems.......... Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Hibi said: Oh, that's right! I forgot about that. And Diana Dors was in it! (How could I forget HER??? LOL). I'll bet George couldn't forget her either. Now if he had been younger... Not a bad picture, but nothing very special. I found the British bookstore setting to be interesting, more so than if it had taken place in an Amazon dsitibution center. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 LOL. I remember it being ok. As in not bad. Probably would watch it again (as I forgot the plot!) Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Hibi said: Oh, that's right! I forgot about that. And Diana Dors was in it! (How could I forget HER??? LOL). A Hammer Production also. I would like to see this film. Love the poster. The Cards are Stacked.... (I don't think the poster is referring to cards!). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Hibi said: LOL. I remember it being ok. As in not bad. Probably would watch it again (as I forgot the plot!) I think I saw it two or three years back and I've forgotten a lot of the plot details too. I remember that posed photo of Georgie dressed up by a desk with a big shelf full of books in the background. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: A Hammer Production also. I would like to see this film. Love the poster. The Cards are Stacked.... (I don't think the poster is referring to cards!). Talk about misleading advertising! Dors doesnt look like that in the film. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RipMurdock Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 2/9/2017 at 12:40 AM, LawrenceA said: Didn't they used to show noirs on Sunday mornings years ago? Or was that AMC? They shold call them Blanches since they are awfully tame at ten am. Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Hibi said: Talk about misleading advertising! Dors doesnt look like that in the film. I get a lot of DVD catalogs and most have a noir or mystery or similar section. The DVD covers or posters featured are nothing like the movie. On a similar note, the pulp fiction books of yore were the same. Many noirs were made from these books. Hardcase Crime (http://hardcasecrime.com/) is a publisher who specializes in reprinting old mystery books and new books in the same style. The covers are specially done for the new issues. The covers are similar to above on almost all of them. Cover of a new issue of an oldie below. I have read most of the books from HC and pretty enjoyable, with some exceptions. Most recent covers are at http://hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi Link to post Share on other sites
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