Category Archives: Gloria Grahame
Merton of the Movies (1947)
“I feel I belong in a costume.” Merton of the Movies is a light-hearted look at Old Hollywood and the silent film era, and what’s so interesting about the film is that it seems to debunk the Hollywood Myth of … Continue reading
Filed under Gloria Grahame
Suicide Blonde: The Life of Gloria Grahame by Vincent Curcio
“She has the manner of a schoolgirl and the eyes of a sorceress.” Cecil B. Demille describing Gloria Grahame. Gloria Grahame is one of my all-time favourite film noir actresses. She first came to my attention in The Big Heat–one … Continue reading
Filed under Books about film, Film Noir, Gloria Grahame
The Bad and The Beautiful (1952)
“You have a very naughty mind.” The career of director Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) is examined through the stories of three people who worked with him, and swear they’ll never do so again. Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan) is the director … Continue reading
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Crossfire (1947)
“You ought to be kept in a cage.” WWII has ended, and a group of GIs are loose in Washington D.C. One evening, the GIs visit a bar, and there they meet civilian, Joseph Samuels and his girlfriend. One of … Continue reading
Filed under Edward Dymtryk, Film Noir, Gloria Grahame
Sudden Fear (1952)
“I was just wondering what I’d done to deserve you.” In Sudden Fear successful, wealthy playwright Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford) sacks actor Lester Blaine (Jack Palance) from rehearsals for her latest Broadway play. Myra just doesn’t see Lester as the … Continue reading
Filed under Film Noir, Gloria Grahame, Joan Crawford
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool by Peter Turner
“Let’s drink to Gloria. Let’s drink to life.” Peter Turner, an actor and former lover of film noir star Gloria Grahame, authored an account of her last days, Films Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. Gloria Grahame’s film career was hampered … Continue reading
Filed under Books about film, Film Noir, Gloria Grahame
Human Desire (1954)
“I guess I’m not much of a woman.” In Human Desire, Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) is fired from his job as assistant yardmaster with a train company. Despondent over the loss of employment, he begs his wife to contact an … Continue reading
Filed under Film Noir, Gloria Grahame
