DownGoesFrazier Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I finally saw FALLEN ANGEL this morning. Not great, but gets a 10 out of 10 on the noir characteristcs meter. Was David Raksin in the cast? I thought he was only a composer. ("Laura", etc.) Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 No, he probably isn't in the cast, and I should be more careful next time. For some reason, the folks who make the FMC schedule have a habit of including directors and composers in the cast list. I try to catch as many as I can, but sometimes one or two still slip by. Link to post Share on other sites
markbeckuaf Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 FALLEN ANGEL is quite good. I saw it the other day on FMC. I keep missing SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, I hope they keep it in their rotation! Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 *Somewhere in the Night* will be shown on FMC again on Sept. 30, at noon ET. Link to post Share on other sites
markbeckuaf Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 > {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > *Somewhere in the Night* will be shown on FMC again on Sept. 30, at noon ET. Cool! Thanks, I'll try to catch it! Link to post Share on other sites
countessdelave Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 *Vicki* is on FMC in November. I believe the 1st time is November 2nd. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 > {quote:title=countessdelave wrote:}{quote} > *Vicki* is on FMC in November. I believe the 1st time is November 2nd. I will keep an eye out for that one, too. Link to post Share on other sites
clore Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 VICKI isn't bad at all, even if you're familiar with the original, I WAKE UP SCREAMING. Richard Boone is quite acceptable in the Laird Cregar role and Aaron Spelling is good enough in the Elisha Cook part that one wishes he stayed with acting rather than going into production.No doubt, with that puss he would have been typecast however. The big problem is Elliott Reid in the Victor Mature role. Boone calls him "pretty boy" but he doesn't even have that much going for him and certainly not Mature's virility. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I've been meaning to watch it for a while now. Since it is out on DVD from Fox Video, I might just get to it first if I put it near the top of my Netflix queue. Link to post Share on other sites
CrimsonCross Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 "Where the Sidewalk Ends" This is a great film and a must watch in my view, I missed several minutes when it ran once on FMC over the summer, I purchased the film on DVD and it is another film that tops my list... Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Don't forget these good noirs on Wednesday: *_WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30_* *Fallen Angel* (1945) 10am ET A small town is shocked by the murder of a waitress (Linda Darnell), and the prime suspect is the gold-digging press agent (Dana Andrews) of a high society heiress (Alice Faye). 1940's Otto Preminger film noir gem. Cast: Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford, John Carradine, Linda Darnell, David Raksin. Director: Otto Preminger *Somewhere in the Night* (1946) 12pm ET An amnesiac (Hodiak) returns from WWII trying to discover his lost identity and learns that he may be a murderer. Cast: John Hodiak, Richard Conte, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 All right already with FALLEN ANGEL. When is the next time FMC is airing WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 All right already with FALLEN ANGEL. When is the next time FMC is airing WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS? Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 > {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > All right already with FALLEN ANGEL. When is the next time FMC is airing WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS? I'm going to try to look into that, but it may not be a quick thing. The FMC website is great for looking up the day's schedule and maybe a few days ahead. But if you're trying to use the search function to figure out if a movie is coming up, well, it doesn't seem to work for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites
markbeckuaf Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I DVR'd SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT thanks to your heads up, Holly, thank you!!! I plan to watch it this weekend! Groovy! Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 > {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote} > I DVR'd SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT thanks to your heads up, Holly, thank you!!! > I plan to watch it this weekend! Groovy! Did you get around to it? Just thought I'd mention, someone mentioned in the other thread that the DVD of it is supposed to have a _very_ good audio commentary. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 *_WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14_* *Thieves' Highway* (1949) 10am ET A tough drama about a war veteran turned truck driver out to avenge his father's mistreatment at the hands of a crooked fruit dealer in San Francisco. Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell. Director: Jules Dassin Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 *_MONDAY, OCT. 26_* *Somewhere in the Night* (1946) 10am ET An amnesiac (Hodiak) returns from WWII trying to discover his lost identity and learns that he may be a murderer. Cast: John Hodiak, Richard Conte, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Two great noirs on FMC today! *_MONDAY, NOV. 2_* *Nightmare Alley* (1947) 10:30am ET Tyrone Power is excellent in a change-of-pace role as a carnival con man who masters a mind-reading act and teams up with an unethical psychiatrist to scam wealthy clients in this part-film noir, part-gothic thriller. Cast: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith, George Jessel. Director: Edmund Goulding *Vicki* (1953) 12:30pm ET When a woman is murdered, her sister (Crain) and the prime suspect (Reid) join forces to find the killer. Remake of "I Wake Up Screaming". Cast: Jean Peters, Jeanne Crain, Richard Boone, Casey Adams, Elliot Reid. Director: Harry Horner Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hope some people watch Vicki, would like to read some comments. I just love those 2 gals, Jean and Jeanne. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 *_THURSDAY, NOV. 12_* *Somewhere in the Night* (1946) 6am ET An amnesiac (Hodiak) returns from WWII trying to discover his lost identity and learns that he may be a murderer. Cast: John Hodiak, Richard Conte, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz *Cry of the City* (1948) 8am ET A New York police lieutenant (Victor Mature) walks a tightrope as he tracks tracks his former best friend, who is now a cop-killer. Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Shelley Winters, Fred Clark, Tommy Cook. Director: Robert Siodmak Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 *_SUNDAY, NOV. 22_* *Thieves' Highway* (1949) 6am ET A tough drama about a war veteran turned truck driver out to avenge his father's mistreatment at the hands of a crooked fruit dealer in San Francisco. Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell. Director: Jules Dassin *Murder, Inc.* (1960) 8am ET A true account of the infamous gangster organization of the 1930s and its number one hit man (Falk). Cast: May Britt, Peter Falk, Morey Amsterdam, Simon Oakland, Henry Morgan, Stuart Whitman, Vincent Gardenia, Burt Balaban, Sylvia Miles, Sarah Vaughan. Director: Stuart Rosenberg. *Vicki* (1953) 10am ET When a woman is murdered, her sister (Crain) and the prime suspect (Reid) join forces to find the killer. Remake of "I Wake Up Screaming". Cast: Jean Peters, Jeanne Crain, Richard Boone, Casey Adams, Elliot Reid. Director: Harry Horner Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 deleted Edited by: finance on Nov 22, 2009 2:42 PM Link to post Share on other sites
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DownGoesFrazier Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I caught VICKI this morning. I hadn't read your description, and didn't realize that it was a remake of I WAKE UP SCREAMING until the very end. Boone was in the Laird Cregar role as the sicko cop. I preferred the original. Link to post Share on other sites
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