Vautrin Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 7 hours ago, Hibi said: No, I meant the French legal system. Yes, to the blonde! Unintentional pun there with the "more developed".....:D Okay. Yes it seemed a pretty brutal way to treat people who are just under suspicion and I doubt it was restricted to France. Hopefully things have improved since the late 1940s. Just like the old joke about going to the photographers and seeing what developed. I'd go with Dora anytime, even if it was all in vain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestan Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/30/2022 at 4:52 PM, misswonderly3 said: Angela. Suzy. On 1/30/2022 at 6:06 PM, King Rat said: Angela would certainly have had fun playing Jenny Lamour, but I don't think she has Suzy Delair's earthy warmth and sex appeal. She might not have displayed a lot of warmth in 'The Harvey Girls', but her outfit in this number had me doing a double-take the first time I saw it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 2/1/2022 at 5:52 PM, midwestan said: She might not have displayed a lot of warmth in 'The Harvey Girls', but her outfit in this number had me doing a double-take the first time I saw it! Again, check out that pic above. Angela looks so much like Suzy Delair and vice versa ! Face, mouth, eyes, hair , skin, body type. I kind of want somebody to go, "Yeah, you're right, those two ladies are look-alikes." I mean, they are ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Well, they certainly both have that pudgy look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, misswonderly3 said: Again, check out that pic above. Angela looks so much like Suzy Delair and vice versa ! Face, mouth, eyes, hair , skin, body type. I kind of want somebody to go, "Yeah, you're right, those two ladies are look-alikes." I mean, they are ! I agree the these two ladies look alike. I also find them both to be sexy. AND I don't find them to be pudgy but instead voluptuous. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Angela was super in Manchurian Candidate. Not a sympathetic character by any means, but a perfect Freudian mother and that’s the way I look at her, like she could play to perfection my own devious and calculating mother. Give me a pig’s foot and a bottle, no, a bucket, of beer instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 20 hours ago, Thompson said: Well, they certainly both have that pudgy look. Not pudgy. Voluptuous. EDIT: wait, james already used that word, a very appropriate one. I hadn't meant to copy-cat. Let's see, another good word for the Angela Lansbury / Suzy Delair body type would be "luscious". Or maybe "Rubenesque". or "curvaceous". or "shapely". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 It’s all evil is what it is, all these curves and red lips and hips, just as blatant as you please, ankles and shoulders and what not, driving a man crazy. It ain’t right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Rat Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 If Down Three Dark Streets is on the app, I recommend it to fans of docu-noir or those who like scenes shot on location in 50s LA, including a big scene at the Hollywood sign, or fans of Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Marisa Pavan, Claude Akins, Casey Adams (anyone need a little helping of smarm and sleaze?) or anyone wanting to see Martha Hyer in a laugh-out-loud outfit with pouffy fur sleeves. Capably directed by Arnold Laven, with stylish cinematography by Joseph Biroc. Some good character actors, too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 1/30/2022 at 10:28 AM, misswonderly3 said: Did anyone else think Suzy Delair bore quite a resemblance to Angela Lansbury? Late to the party here, as I recorded last Saturday's Noir Alley presentation and just got around to viewing it last night. MissW, I loved your review of it and agree with everything you said the other day about this terrific French film. Well, except for your comment which I've quoted above. And so the answer to this question of yours in MY case is, no. Nope, for some reason Suzy Delair reminded ME more of...and you're never gonna guess here... ...ETHEL MERMAN!!! Yep, I kid you not. (...see what I mean?!...although granted, I suppose I can also see a little bit of a resemblance to Angela Lansbury too...still though, I say Ethel Merman even more) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fading Fast Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 22 minutes ago, Dargo said: Late to the party here, as I recorded last Saturday's Noir Alley presentation and just got around to viewing it last night. MissW, I loved your review of it and agree with everything you said the other day about this terrific French film. Well, except for your comment which I've quoted above. And so the answer to this question of yours in MY case is, no. Nope, for some reason Suzy Delair reminded ME of...and you're never gonna guess here... ...ETHEL MERMAN!!! (...yep, I kid you not) I loved the movie too (my comments here, link below ⇩, please feel free to ignore them though). I can see a bit of Angela Lansbury and, maybe, a bit of a young Ethel Merman in Declair, but it was Renant who caught my attention. Here's an out there in left field one for you. Are there any fans of the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates," as Renant reminded me of the character in that strip Raven Sherman, not just in looks, but in attitude too. (As a new member here, I assume I have just shot any small amount of credibility I might have been building.) Raven Sherman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 minutes ago, mkahn22 said: ...but it was Renant who caught my attention. Perfectly understandable here mkahn, as Simone Renant WAS by far the best looking and most attractive actor in this film... 9 minutes ago, mkahn22 said: Here's an out there in left field one for you. Are there any fans of the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates," as Renant reminded me of the character in that strip Raven Sherman, not just in looks, but in attitude too. Because I only vaguely remember reading the "Terry and the Pirates" comic strip (when it came to the "dramatic"/non-comedic newspaper comics strips back then, I guess I might've been more into the "Dick Tracy" strip than any other at that time) I can't say that I'm familiar with the Raven Sherman character, but looks-wise from the segment of that strip that you posted, yeah, I suppose I can see a bit of resemblance between the French actress and how that character was drawn, 17 minutes ago, mkahn22 said: (As a new member here, I assume I have just shot any small amount of credibility I might have been building). Nope, you haven't shot any of your credibility here at all, as I see it. (...nope, but IF we might see you in the FUTURE begin to constantly complain that TCM never shows the movie Hot Spell, THAT'LL be when your credibility around these here parts might begin slippin' a bit, anyway!) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 looking forward to watching The Turning Point (1952) don't remember ever seeing it but I could be mistaken, it's happened before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2:00 NOIR ALLEY.......... am (ET) The Turning Point (1952) AKA "This Is Dynamite" 1h 25m | Crime Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: ....... synopsis: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94073/the-turning-point#synopsis Director William Dieterle Cast William Holden, Edmond O'brien, Alexis Smith IMDB reviews: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045267/reviews?ref_=ttexrv_sa_3 (NO TCM article ) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ meant to mention 2 premieres tonight in HITS/MISSES & forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Eddie Mueller, no problem whatsoever with subtitles. Love foreign movies of any genre and the only way to watch them is with subtitles. Please keep them coming. I can't thank you enough for them. One Clouzot's movie I would love to see is MANON, but it seems to be unavailable anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoganman1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I loved THE TURNING POINT. I think it's the best selection by Eddie in recent months. While it doesn't actually check all the boxes in my narrow definition of noir, it's close enough for me. Holden, Smith and O'brien are all great and Begley Sr. plays the perfect crime boss. I recorded it and will watch it again soon to catch the little things I missed (like Carolyn Jones's first but brief performance). 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 12 minutes ago, Hoganman1 said: I loved THE TURNING POINT. I think it's the best selection by Eddie in recent months. While it doesn't actually check all the boxes in my narrow definition of noir, it's close enough for me. Holden, Smith and O'brien are all great and Begley Sr. plays the perfect crime boss. I recorded it and will watch it again soon to catch the little things I missed (like Carolyn Jones's first but brief performance). I also noticed Russell Johnson (the Professor from 'Gilligan's Island') as the trigger man on the truck bed during the confusion scene where Tom Tully 'buys it'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Neville Brand seems to always come through. He’s got that “about to explode” dangerous energy that’s compelling. Begley gets a thumbs up for a fine performance and the Thompson award for finishing his glass of beer before being taken away by the cops. Too wordy and some contrived dialogue. Alexis Smith was good, she’s got a natural way of acting that as a viewer you don’t think of her as acting. Holden didn’t rub me the wrong way like he usually does, but the clothes everybody wore seemed wrong and the music was bleh and it wasn’t as gritty or low rent as it should have been. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, midwestan said: I also noticed Russell Johnson (the Professor from 'Gilligan's Island') as the trigger man on the truck bed during the confusion scene where Tom Tully 'buys it'. So, that WAS him. I wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Great film. Loaded with great actors. I wish TCM would repeat these little gems on weeknights. I'd love to see this one again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Hey! Amazon Prime has it. Nope. No they don't. Currently unavailable. Why do I have Prime again??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 34 minutes ago, Janet0312 said: Great film. Loaded with great actors. I wish TCM would repeat these little gems on weeknights. I'd love to see this one again. It's available on You Tube, but not as good a quality. Actually I missed it on TCM, but then found it on You Tube. So saw the movie (very good), but missed Eddies commentaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I realized I had seen this one before after watching the clips in Eddie's intro. Frankly it's a pretty routine film, well enough done but nothing special. Has some good parts but as a whole it doesn't add up to much, especially after a second viewing. Eduardo made one slip. He was talking about Raymond Chandler and his novel The Brasher Doubloon. That was the name of the movie, but the novel itself was titled The High Window. Tsk tsk. He'll have to spend one night in a grimy hotel with a shared bathroom and no ice water, and check out at 7 a.m. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athos Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I loved The Turning Point. This is a movie I have wanted to see and requested through a previous TCM Programming Challenge, so I was thrilled to see it selected for Noir Alley. Great script from Warren Duff full of many intertwining parts and sarcastic dialogue. Wonderful cast with excellence all around. I especially want to highlight Tom Tully in his scenes with William Holden. I loved the location shooting in this film. The entire ending sequence at the Olympic Auditorium was extremely well done and made the film for me. Terrific selection. Hope we can find more underseen films like this one to show in the future. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Yeah, who cares about Raymond Chandler and if he pets a cat. Can he write his way out of a paper bag is the big question. And the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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