Tag Archives: Film Noir
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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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
Dark City (1950)
“Guys like you ought to be put away.” WWII still echoes in the 1950 noir film Dark City starring Lizabeth Scott and Charlton Heston. Dark City was Heston’s first major role and here he is cast against his later mould, … Continue reading
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Noir Quotes-His Kind of Woman (1951)
“This story didn’t happen in Italy. It only started there.” (voice over) “Guess what upper crust crumb just bought a plushy villa looking over the Bay of Naples?” (radio) “I went down there to cure a cold and wound up … Continue reading
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His Kind of Woman (1951)
“I was just getting ready to take my tie off. Wondering if I should hang myself with it.” His Kind of Woman begins in a beautiful villa in Italy where exiled drug czar and psychotic crime boss Nick Ferraro (Raymond … Continue reading
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Noir Quotes–Naked Alibi (1954)
“Stinking cops. Nobody socks me around like that. Nobody. I get even. I always do.” (Gene Barry as Al Willis) “I don’t want to go downtown. They’ll beat me.” (Gene Barry as Al Willis) “Shooting off at the mouth is … Continue reading
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Noir Quotes-Dead Reckoning (1947)
“Right now the cops are after me. Not that I’ve done anything wrong, father.” (Bogart/Murdock to priest) “If I can’t work this out, I want somebody to know what happened.” (Bogart as Murdock to priest) “Didn’t I tell you, all females … Continue reading
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Megan Abbott’s Favourite Noir Film List
Megan Abbott, author of Die a Little, The Song is You, Queenpin and Bury Me Deep graciously sent me a list of her all-time favourite noir films, and here they are: 1. In a Lonely Place 2. Kiss Me Deadly 3. … Continue reading
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Film Noir Quotes–The Velvet Touch (1948)
“Love…I don’t even know how you spell it.” “I’ll tell him things he won’t be able to forget and believe me, what I can’t invent I’ll leave to his imagination.” “When I get finished talking, if he ever touches you, … Continue reading
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Film Noir Quotes–Double Indemnity (1944)
“Yes, I killed him. I killed him for money–and a woman–and I didn’t get the money and I didn’t get the woman. Pretty, isn’t it?” “How could I have known that murder could sometimes smell of Honeysuckle.” Walter Neff in … Continue reading
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