tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1993194708249118356..comments2024-03-29T11:16:37.695-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: High Contrast, Low Key: Film NoirLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55096611982310015422018-04-15T19:05:42.865-04:002018-04-15T19:05:42.865-04:00What an impressive catalog of images. Love the sho...What an impressive catalog of images. Love the shots from The Third Man and Strangers on a Train. Might be interesting to try them as writing prompts!Dara Carrhttp://www.daracarr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26812276141629114642018-03-28T19:08:15.391-04:002018-03-28T19:08:15.391-04:00Thanks, Maggie. I like The Stranger too and it see...Thanks, Maggie. I like The Stranger too and it seems to be playing a lot on various satellite channels lately.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-72555309790544260942018-03-28T15:45:19.006-04:002018-03-28T15:45:19.006-04:00Such great visuals. Several new-to-me films to see...Such great visuals. Several new-to-me films to see (always a good thing). I would add The Stranger with Orson Welles. Great shadows and contrast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29551136812888644522018-03-28T07:23:47.405-04:002018-03-28T07:23:47.405-04:00Ellen, I'd love to talk to you about Nightmare...Ellen, I'd love to talk to you about Nightmare Alley. I really like it too, though probably not as much as you. I didn't see the musical version, but I wouldn't think it would translate to a musical very well, though who knows...<br /><br />And re: the movie, I guess they tacked on a "Hollywood ending" to make it more palatable for the audience. It's still pretty freaky though. Do you dislike the movie ending?Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1221984507332597572018-03-28T01:47:17.464-04:002018-03-28T01:47:17.464-04:00Paul, we have to talk about Nightmare Alley! I'...Paul, we have to talk about Nightmare Alley! I'm obsessed with it. I have a first edition somewhere. I wanted to do a stage adaptation. I tried to get the rights 35 years ago, but couldn't. A few years ago, I saw a musical version at the Geffen. It was disappointing. I would have done a much better job. Just saying...<br /><br />BTW, you know they tacked on a happy ending to the movie, don't you?Ellen Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-57482733902979124902018-03-27T20:59:40.880-04:002018-03-27T20:59:40.880-04:00Thanks, O'Neil.Thanks, O'Neil.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23581407494078112472018-03-27T20:46:34.945-04:002018-03-27T20:46:34.945-04:00Great pictures triggered nice memories of those mo...Great pictures triggered nice memories of those movies. Thanks for putting this up.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11406562871648420842018-03-27T20:02:33.665-04:002018-03-27T20:02:33.665-04:00Lisa, Lucy's in The Dark Corner, a really good...Lisa, Lucy's in The Dark Corner, a really good film noir. There's a couple pix of it in this post.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83985338483802653752018-03-27T18:37:59.651-04:002018-03-27T18:37:59.651-04:00DAVID...
did you say Lucille Ball was in a noir fl...DAVID...<br />did you say Lucille Ball was in a noir flick?? WHOA, hold the horses! Can't picture it, but will definitely check it out!<br />Lisa Ciarfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400993023093819050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69713201281403085062018-03-27T18:07:58.488-04:002018-03-27T18:07:58.488-04:00Thanks, Art. Glad you enjoyed it. And as you can s...Thanks, Art. Glad you enjoyed it. And as you can see, I had the shadow of noir since forever.<br /><br />Definitely, Eve. The black and white, plus the low key lighting. That really added to the tension and suspense.<br /><br />It was hard to narrow it down, Gayle. And Murder, My Sweet is one of my faves.<br /><br />Thanks, Lisa. Glad you like the post and that it got your wheels spinning :-) . And I love Strangers on a Train, too. One of the ultimate high concepts.<br /><br />Thanks, Stephen.<br /><br />Thanks, David. I love The Dark Corner and there’s a couple pix from it in the images. It is funny to see Lucy in a straight role. But she’s good. And John Alton is, of course, one of the great cinematographers!<br /><br />Thanks for linking, Lisa!<br />Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84821705576767555712018-03-27T17:54:18.517-04:002018-03-27T17:54:18.517-04:00Paul...
all linked up here! https://www.facebook...Paul...<br />all linked up here! https://www.facebook.com/lisajohnljc<br /><br />Post's the bomb!Lisa Ciarfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400993023093819050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32019659560996500482018-03-27T17:37:07.575-04:002018-03-27T17:37:07.575-04:00Thanks for this!
Just a mention, that the cinemat...Thanks for this!<br /><br />Just a mention, that the cinematographer John Alton (as I'm sure you know) was responsible for the look in a lot of these pictures, working on a number of movies with Anthony Mann - and he shot both HE WALKED BY NIGHT and THE BIG COMBO.<br /><br />There's an overlooked noir called THE DARK CORNER, directed by Henry Hathaway (whose track record is up-and-down), but it has some good New York location footage - before that was easy to do. Lucille Ball (!) is the star, as a Gal Friday to a private dick. She's terrific, he's awful (Mark Stevens). Also with with Clifton Webb, not long after LAURA, and a very good William Bendix doing a heavy. Shot by the legendary Joseph MacDonald.David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33310451789852370592018-03-27T15:13:29.238-04:002018-03-27T15:13:29.238-04:00Fantastic gallery of images! Thank you for sharing...Fantastic gallery of images! Thank you for sharing!Stephen Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594368159220033291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7846553851456221162018-03-27T13:13:31.101-04:002018-03-27T13:13:31.101-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisa Ciarfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400993023093819050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44481114193818672972018-03-27T12:58:35.032-04:002018-03-27T12:58:35.032-04:00Killer post, Paul!
All of these shots are great, b...Killer post, Paul!<br />All of these shots are great, but Strangers on a Train speaks to me... I've got a drowning scene I'm changing up that was in a pool but is now a lake, and this shot reflecting off the water's got my wheels spinning!lisajohnljc123@gmail.comhttps://www.writingfictionnow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45691297945218849322018-03-27T12:32:59.441-04:002018-03-27T12:32:59.441-04:00The shadows, the contrast, the edge. They tell a s...The shadows, the contrast, the edge. They tell a story on their own. Great pictures. If I added one it would be Claire Trevor in Murder, My Sweet wearing that black and white blouse telling Marlow his gun leaves a bruise. God, do I love those movies.GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83874937510123072442018-03-27T10:39:52.647-04:002018-03-27T10:39:52.647-04:00There really was nothing like B&W for tension,...There really was nothing like B&W for tension, noir, suspense.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74293967145610673832018-03-27T09:03:26.700-04:002018-03-27T09:03:26.700-04:00Love this gallery of images! And the films represe...Love this gallery of images! And the films represented too, of course--so many great ones. But that picture of you as a boy--that's the cream of the crop, Paul! :-)Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18556504371145343932018-03-27T08:09:51.832-04:002018-03-27T08:09:51.832-04:00Thanks, Janice. And I agree with your re: Technico...Thanks, Janice. And I agree with your re: Technicolor. Color noirs and neo-noirs just don't have the same feel, same ambience.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63132737240745408662018-03-27T07:51:04.922-04:002018-03-27T07:51:04.922-04:00Noir hasn't been the same since technicolor!
G...Noir hasn't been the same since technicolor!<br />Great stills!janice lawnoreply@blogger.com