Category Archives: Douglas Sirk
Lured (1947)
“I was on guard against everyone except myself.” In the Douglas Sirk film Lured a series of young girls disappear after responding to personal ads. The killer taunts Scotland Yard by sending poems describing the girl and announcing the upcoming … Continue reading
Filed under Douglas Sirk, Film Noir
La Habanera (1937)
“Your father was a tasteless man with his elk hunting and bear-rounding, but you’re even more of a dilettante. “ The old saying: “marry in haste, repent at leisure” comes to the fore in La Habanera a film directed by … Continue reading
Filed under Douglas Sirk, German
Written on the Wind (1956)
“I’m filthy. Period.” Tawdry, tacky, and packed with high soap melodrama, Written on the Wind is one of director Douglas Sirk’s greatest films. The story concerns the stinking rich and utterly rotten Texas Hadley oil family, and the rot is … Continue reading
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Tarnished Angels (1958)
“The party’s next door. And that’s the way it’s always been. Next door.” A film directed by Douglas Sirk, based on a book by William Faulkner, and starring the luscious Dorothy Malone … what more could you ask for? Tarnished Angels … Continue reading
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