HollywoodGolightly Posted March 15, 2010 Great noirs on FMC this Monday, March 15th!! *Nightmare Alley* - 6am ET *Cry of the City* - 10am ET *Panic in the Streets* - 12pm ET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted March 27, 2010 *_SATURDAY, MARCH 27_* *The House on 92nd Street* (1945) 8:30am ET Documentary-style drama based on fact about Nazi agents in NYC trying to steal the atomic bomb formula. Extensive use of actual FBI headquarters and training facilities locales as well as actual FBI surveillance footage. E.G. Marshall uncredited debut. Cast: Leo G. Carroll, William Blythe, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart. Director: Henry Hathaway. *The Dark Corner* (1946) 10am ET A private eye (Mark Stevens) framed for murder is chased by cops and crooks. Cast: Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Kurt Kreuger. Director: Henry Hathaway *The Street with no Name* (1948) - 12 noon ET A gritty FBI crime drama about an agent (Stevens) sent undercover to expose the dealings of a crafty mobster (Widmark) who outwits the feds at every turn. Cast: Richard Widmark, Mark Stevens, Ed Begley, Barbara Lawrence. Director: William Keighley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sineaste Posted March 27, 2010 I was channel surfing and just happened to see The Street With No Name coming up at twelve. It was a well done flick, more of a gangster and procedural movie than straight noir, one of those "every attempt has been made to film the scenes where they actually occurred" movies, though there were enough noirish elements in the mix. The environment was pretty seedy, as were some of the characters. Mark Stevens was convincing in his role, and Richard Widmark played a Tommy Udo like character, though toned down a notch or two, and with more smarts. He was a real sharp-dressed crook in this one, but that didn't save him. A very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 28, 2010 I believe he only completely replicated a Tommy Udo-like persona in a segment of O HENRY'S FULL HOUSE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted March 28, 2010 I believe you're right about that, finance. sineaste - I haven't watched The Street with no Name yet, but I recently got the DVD so I hope to be watching it soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 7, 2010 *_WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7_* *Cry of the City* (1948) 8:30am 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. *_THURSDAY, APRIL 8_* *The Dark Corner* (1946) 6am ET A private eye (Mark Stevens) framed for murder is chased by cops and crooks. Cast: Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Kurt Kreuger. Director: Henry Hathaway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveFilmNoir Posted April 7, 2010 > {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > I believe he only completely replicated a Tommy Udo-like persona in a segment of O HENRY'S FULL HOUSE. And I can watch his segment over and over again just for his rendition of "De Camptown Races". Hilarious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 11, 2010 NIGHT AND THE CITY (Widmark, Tierney) was on yesterday at noon. I missed it. Hope they run it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 11, 2010 The Night and the City (1950) will be shown on FMC again tomorrow, Monday April 12th, at 9:45am ET. Hope that helps! *_MONDAY, APRIL 12_* *The Night and the City* (1950) 9:45am ET Jules Dassin's film noir classic follows a conniving wrestling promoter's (Richard Widmark) shady dealings with the London underworld. Cast: Richard Widmark, Herbert Lom, Hugh Marlowe. Director: Jules Dassin *Panic in the Streets* (1950) 11:30am ET A medical officer (Richard Widmark) races against time after he discovers two gun-happy hoodlums (Zero Mostel and Jack Palance) are running around the streets of New Orleans carrying the virus to a deadly new plague. Cast: Paul Douglas, Jack Palance, Barbara Bel Geddes, Zero Mostel. Director: Elia Kazan *Thieves' Highway* (1949) 1:30pm 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 12, 2010 It would have helped if I had seen your post prior to Monday, 3:14 PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 12, 2010 So sorry to hear that, finance. They will show it again on April 25 at 12pm ET. Don't forget to mark your calendar! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted April 12, 2010 Night And The City is definitely one of the best noir films of all, call it an essential noir. And it is one of Richard Widmark's finest film roles. I give it an A+. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 12, 2010 Oh, I totally agree - and if you're able to buy/rent it, I also highly recommend the Criterion DVD of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted April 12, 2010 I've been shying away from buying it (cost), probably will eventually. I do have the dvd of Pickup On South Street though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 12, 2010 Did you already try the local library? Sometimes they have a few Criterion titles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted April 12, 2010 I have Night And The City on an old VHS tape recording, rather crude visually. I will eventually buy the DVD, I am sure it has a number of bonus features, commentary etc. Hopefully will find it on sale, got to watch those pennies at times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 12, 2010 I think amazon and a couple other online retailers have semi-annual Criterion sales - keep an eye out for the next sale around June, I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 13, 2010 I saw the De Niro remake. How similar is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaisieR Posted April 13, 2010 > {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > I saw the De Niro remake. How similar is it? Not very similar at all, and the original is about a thousand times better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 13, 2010 I agree with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted April 13, 2010 I agree, the original is much better, and the "remake" is very different. In the original look for Herbert Lom ( Chief Inspector Dreyfus in The Pink Panther movies). He plays a particularly vicious mob boss who Richard Widmark gets in trouble with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted April 13, 2010 Just looked up Herbert Lom; the CHIEF Inspector is still with us. He is 92. He also starred in the 1962 film version of The Phantom Of The Opera, a very good movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misswonderly3 Posted April 14, 2010 Richard Widmark is one of my favourite actors. He was especially effective in noir films. Everyone thinks of his performances in "Night and the City", and of course "Kiss of Death". But the stand-out Widmark performance, and one of the absolute best film noirs of all time, is "Pick Up on South Street". Widmark's at his best as a tough, cynical pickpocket artist, and there's an unbelievable chemistry between him and Jean Peters, the "muffin" of the story. Also, Thelma Ritter will almost make you cry, with her sad , funny, rag lady about town character.There are many unforgettable scenes in this great and undeservedly obscure Sam Fuller film, including the sparkling erotic first meeting between Widmark and Peters, the defiant "I don't care who's a Commie" speech delivered by Skip McCoy (Widmark) to the police, and the heart breaking death scene of Thelma Ritter's character, with the melancholy old French song "Mam'selle" scratching away on the phonograph (Sinatra does a version of this years later.) One of my favourite noir films, and for that matter, one of my favourite films of any genre. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted April 18, 2010 *_TUESDAY, APRIL 20_* *Dangerous Crossing* (1953) 7:30am ET A bride's (Jeanne Crain) husband (Carl Bentz) disappears on board a luxury liner in the mid-Atlantic and she desperately searches to find him amidst dangerous circumstances. Cast: Michael Rennie, Carl Betz, Casey Adams, Mary Anderson. Director: Joseph M. Newman *Cry of the City* (1948) 9am 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. *Somewhere in the Night* (1946) 11am 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 *_WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21_* *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 *_FRIDAY, APRIL 23_* *The Dark Corner* (1946) 10:15am ET A private eye (Mark Stevens) framed for murder is chased by cops and crooks. Cast: Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Kurt Kreuger. Director: Henry Hathaway *Panic in the Streets* (1950) 12pm ET A medical officer (Richard Widmark) races against time after he discovers two gun-happy hoodlums (Zero Mostel and Jack Palance) are running around the streets of New Orleans carrying the virus to a deadly new plague. Cast: Paul Douglas, Jack Palance, Barbara Bel Geddes, Zero Mostel. Director: Elia Kazan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 23, 2010 Is NIGHT AND THE CITY also on FMC on Sunday the 25th? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites