Leave Her to Heaven
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HollyJollyHanukka — 7 months ago(August 17, 2025 11:16 PM)
Key Largo, Leavr Her to Heaven, Postman and Criss Cross are the best IMO. Lady Frim Shanghai was a miserable failure. Welles accent killed it for me, and his insisting Hayworth bleach her hair blond was a big mistake.Violated was good to watch with Joan Collin’s and the two Hermoine’s.
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ToiletMug — 7 months ago(August 17, 2025 11:23 PM)
Perhaps I should address you, too: have this image in your head — my hilariously downsyndromed father sitting in his rusting, duck-taped wheelchair; his pathetic, dented head thrown back as "he" brays stupid mongaloid guffaws of idiot laughter, as he plummets down a set of my steep stairs.
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sheetsadam1 — 7 months ago(August 17, 2025 11:24 PM)
James M. Cain's book was better than both. Same is true of
Mildred Pierce
(that book is Cain's magnum opus and, while a brilliant little noir film, the adaptation butchered it).
Double Indemnity
I'm not so sure about, though.
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sheetsadam1 — 7 months ago(August 17, 2025 11:28 PM)
(I'm just copying and pasting what I already said elsewhere lol)
Some great classic noir there!
The Postman Always Rings Twice
is amazing, but the book is even better. In fact, I'd say that for all of the James M. Cain books that became movies, except perhaps
Double Indemnity
.
I'm not sure I've seen
Criss Cross
, but I recognize Siodmak's name from
The Killers
, which was an amazing film. And I'm not sure I'd rate
Key Largo
10/10, but it's definitely in the top echelon of John Huston films. It's been too long since I've seen
Leave Her to Heaven
or
The Lady from Shanghai
to say much about them at all (but Welles'
The Stranger
stands out a bit more in my mind).
I don't believe I've seen the others, but the mention of the Klan in
Storm Warning
brought to mind 1962's
The Intruder
. Have you seen that one? It's easily Roger Corman's most serious-minded film and William Shatner's career-best performance.
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sheetsadam1 — 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 01:37 AM)
Yes, especially Edward G. Robinson, the first actor who comes to mind for me when I think of noir. Primarily because
Double Indemnity
is one of my top ten of all time and because his early starring roles were a major forerunner of noir, but also
Key Largo
,
The Stranger
,
The Woman in the Window
,
The Red House
,
Scarlet Street
… The dude was ****ing phenomenal.
As for Welles, his best noir film was probably one he didn't direct,
The Third Man
.
Touch of Evil
is brilliantly executed and everything. I just don't buy Charlton Heston as a Mexican.
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Sophienoire — 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 07:14 AM)
EGR is great, one of my fav performers and actors of all time. i would always watch a film if it has him in it, noir or not noir, and i've seen him in 37 at this point.
Edward G. Robinson, the first actor who comes to mind for me when I think of noir.
not Bogie tho? i think he'd be my first noir actor tbh
i'm not the biggest fan of
The Third Man
. it's just too on the nose for me with with all its noir showcase effects, which just leaves me really cold. idk, i'm allergic to its "goat noir" hype and not buying its status, i guess lol Carol Reed's other noir,
Odd Man Out
, is miles better.
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sheetsadam1 — 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 12:40 PM)
and i've seen him in 37 at this point.
Holy **** lmao I don't think I've seen quite that many, but, yes, I'll definitely watch anything with him in it if I come across it.
not Bogie tho? i think he'd be my first noir actor tbh
Well, yeah, but he's not in
Double Indemnity
Favorite noir actors:
Male-
Edward G. Robinson
Bogie
Richard Widmark
Robert Mitchum
Alan Ladd
Female-
Gene Tierney
Veronica Lake
Joan Bennett
Ann Savage
Rita Hayworth
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Sophienoire — 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 01:44 PM)
Favorite noir actors:
Male-
Edward G. Robinson
Bogie
Richard Widmark
Robert Mitchum
Alan Ladd
Female-
Gene Tierney
Veronica Lake
Joan Bennett
Ann Savage
Rita Hayworth
Double Indemnity is your fav noir and you didn't even list MacMurray or Stanwyck in your top 5 actors?
bc at least Stanwyck would make my top 5.
also:
GLORIA GRAHAME
absolute fav of them all she's da QUEEN!!
Ida Lupino
Joan Bennett
Audrey Totter
for the men, i would exchange Richard Conte & Brian Donlevy for Ladd & Widmark easily.
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sheetsadam1 — 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 03:07 PM)
Double Indemnity is your fav noir and you didn't even list MacMurray or Stanwyck in your top 5 actors?
bc at least Stanwyck would make my top 5.
Yeah, not including Stanwyck was a brain fart. MacMurray is actually a major reason why
Double Indemnity
works so well for me, but I'd never think to include him in my top noir actors. I'm not sure how much of this made it across the Atlantic, but in the U.S. he's basically associated with a long-running family sitcom and everyman type roles in Disney movies. All of this came after
Double Indemnity
, of course, but his part in that one was sort of revelatory to me the first time I saw it as a result.
for the men, i would exchange Richard Conte & Brian Donlevy for Ladd & Widmark easily.
Ladd, fair enough. Widmark, though? He'd make my list even if he'd retired after his very first film.
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what?
— 7 months ago(August 18, 2025 06:01 PM)
he's a good actor, but i just can't warm up to him.