Category Archives: American
Deception (1946)
“They say never confess a secret to a woman.” Deception, a 1946 film from director Irving Rapper, frequently appears on film noir lists, but the story seems rooted in soap-opera drama more than anything else. The plot involves a love … Continue reading
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A Life of Her Own (1950)
“Listen you small-time chiseler, I don’t want any small favours or any big favours from you. Or anything else you use to buy with. I’m not in the business you think I am, and I’m never going to be, but … Continue reading
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Invitation (1952)
“Remember I said the first round goes to you or your father’s money.” One type of film that really seemed to thrive in the 1950s was the soap-opera styled plot laced with drama, tragedy and a good old family … Continue reading
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
“They say you can get over anything in time. I don’t believe you can, but given enough time, you can put it where it belongs.” H.M. Pulham, Esq., based on the novel by John P. Marquand, is a gentle study in class conditioning … Continue reading
Greenberg (2010)
“Wish it wasn’t too late to get my medical degree.” Greenberg from director Noah Baumbach (who also wrote the screenplay) is an intense, focused character study of a man who never ‘gets it.’ Most of us probably know a Greenberg. We probably … Continue reading
The Shack Out on 101 (1955)
“Whatever you two guys can get, they don’t let out at night.” The Shack on 101 may very well be one of the strangest entries in the film noir Atomic Noir/Red-Scare sub-genre, and while it’s certainly more than a little odd, … Continue reading
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
“This is a shower room. It’s to clean you up on the outside even if it doesn’t get to the dirt on the inside.” Yes, juvenile delinquents are back at it, and this time the film is set in the crime-ridden … Continue reading
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