tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2190650036235213344..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Top Fifteen Crime Films of the 1940’s.Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60590164098158158762022-11-06T04:45:49.061-05:002022-11-06T04:45:49.061-05:00Well, its a hard list to even contemplate - there...Well, its a hard list to even contemplate - there are many great contenders - but any of the bottom eight could and would be displaced by ' lady from shanghai ' on any list i would makeorsowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122179794022129428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10349760411120752962022-10-17T03:01:00.024-04:002022-10-17T03:01:00.024-04:00Thank you Leigh. If I understand you correctly, yo...Thank you Leigh. If I understand you correctly, you were actually snared upside down in an empty house? In reality? Wow! Truth is stranger than fiction. I'd love to learn more, please write that SleuthSayers' article. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74340100576636123092022-10-17T02:57:58.672-04:002022-10-17T02:57:58.672-04:00Thanks Eve! Glad you like it. And I'm thrilled...Thanks Eve! Glad you like it. And I'm thrilled you're a fellow film buff who has seen them all. I've lines memorized from The Third Man and The Maltese Falcon. I think many do. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64980296626929030602022-10-16T22:32:57.559-04:002022-10-16T22:32:57.559-04:00Bill, caught up with Locked In this evening. Whew....Bill, caught up with Locked In this evening. Whew. It was doubly chilling for me. I found myself not merely locked in, but <i>snared upside down</i> in an unoccupied house. No one knew where I was. Hmm… that might make a SleuthSayers' article!<br /><br />Enjoyed your article, Bill. I'm glad you shared.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13150684693106512212022-10-16T16:06:44.912-04:002022-10-16T16:06:44.912-04:00Wonderful list, and I've watched them all at l...Wonderful list, and I've watched them all at least once. Some, like The Maltese Falcon, & The Third Man, I know by heart. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50511662549339413112022-10-16T14:42:34.389-04:002022-10-16T14:42:34.389-04:00Thank you Mary Jo! Yes, the mother played by Patr...Thank you Mary Jo! Yes, the mother played by Patricia Collinge is wonderfully innocent and she just adores her brother. You just know the truth would shatter her. And those child actors who play Charlie's younger siblings are excellet too. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29992790346145158332022-10-16T14:25:15.339-04:002022-10-16T14:25:15.339-04:00Shadow of a Doubt’s setting and family members are...Shadow of a Doubt’s setting and family members are perfect. Especially, the motherwho dearly loved her murdering brothet. I look forward to reading your AHMM story. Many thanks, Mary JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76964033353097232452022-10-16T14:21:34.650-04:002022-10-16T14:21:34.650-04:00Hat! Didn't know that, Bill. What made that so...Hat! Didn't know that, Bill. What made that so effective was, just think of where they were, and what would've happened to those two if the car HADN'T started. Great moment.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62706560173532677132022-10-16T13:29:45.230-04:002022-10-16T13:29:45.230-04:00Thanks John! Glad you liked it. We all love The Th...Thanks John! Glad you liked it. We all love The Third Man (and its very distinctive music.) And did you know that car not starting in Double Indemnity was originally a mistake? Stanwyck had a hard time starting it and they just stayed in character until MacMurray got it working. A suspenseful scene that was more a gloriously effective accident than planned. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21641373435692316322022-10-16T13:16:16.296-04:002022-10-16T13:16:16.296-04:00Great list, Bill, and wonderful summary of each fi...Great list, Bill, and wonderful summary of each film. I agree with most of your picks, and I've seen almost all of them. Loved loved loved The Third Man (believe it or not, The Third Man theme music was popular when I was a kid), The Killers, The Maltese Falcon, most of those on your list. I will ALWAYS remember that scene you mentioned in Notorious, ending on the key in Bergman's hand, and also the one in Double Indemnity when, just for a moment, the car Stanwyck and MacMurray were in wouldn't start. A small thing, that, but some of the best suspense I'd ever seen. <br /><br />Fantastic group of movies.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54185058198303275412022-10-16T12:27:21.208-04:002022-10-16T12:27:21.208-04:00Thanks Rob. And thanks for hosting this. I saw 191...Thanks Rob. And thanks for hosting this. I saw 1917 and remember the bleeding soldier you mention. Brilliantly filmed picture. On my list, I hope The Third Man and The Maltese Falcon are among your 8. Knowing how well-read you are, I'm sure you've read the novellas on which both films are based. I'd also recommend The Killers, a rare time I like the use of multiple flashbacks in a film. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79373708876893555562022-10-16T12:10:17.396-04:002022-10-16T12:10:17.396-04:00Great list. I have seen eight of the flicks, I th...Great list. I have seen eight of the flicks, I think. (Including all Hitchcock. Love Hitchcock.) About single-camera movies, there are also Birdman and 1917. There is a remarkable sequence in the latter in which a wounded soldier bleeds out, turning pale white as we watch...Robert Loprestihttps://roblopresti.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41876239253871648972022-10-16T11:58:43.391-04:002022-10-16T11:58:43.391-04:00Thanks! Yes, I love The Third Man as well. It was ...Thanks! Yes, I love The Third Man as well. It was essentially a tie with the Maltese Falcon. As I say in the article, I flip flopped on the top spot several times. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41597961633028211272022-10-16T11:56:52.270-04:002022-10-16T11:56:52.270-04:00Hi Leigh! Thank you and Rob for hosting this blog....Hi Leigh! Thank you and Rob for hosting this blog. Very interesting what you say about the camerawork in True Detective (which I've never seen) and Spectre (which I think did see.) Like you, I was not enamored with '46 version of The Big Sleep. I'm really glad I looked up the '45 for this article to compare it. Much easier to follow which made it (for me) much more enjoyable. Thanks for the congrats on "Locked-In". Hope you enjoy it. William Burton McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502763547533922846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21922774533545038762022-10-16T07:08:27.090-04:002022-10-16T07:08:27.090-04:00Great list, though I would but the great The Third...Great list, though I would but the great The Third Man at the top of the list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-53120563874737396212022-10-16T02:24:16.159-04:002022-10-16T02:24:16.159-04:00Great summary. Hammett and Chandler, Hitchcock, Bo...Great summary. Hammett and Chandler, Hitchcock, Bogart, and uncolorized Thin Man… I love that era. I haven’t seen <i>Green for Danger</i>, which I'll have to correct.<br /><br />I’m with Jimmy Stewart; I didn’t have a clue key members of the <i>Rope</i> crew were gay. I was paying attention to the single-camera continuous shot technique. Since you didn’t mention the trick, I won’t either, but I noticed that method deployed in the <i>True Detective</i> miniseries (2014) during a drug house escape when the camera glances up at a police helicopter.<br /><br />(The James Bond film <i>Spectre</i> (2015) set in Mexico during Día de los Muertos cheated a LOT with their so-called single-camera shots, but it was entertaining.)<br /><br />I had wondered why I didn’t take to <i>The Big Sleep</i> as much as some. I dare say it dragged a bit for me. The BBC recently called it, “The most baffling film ever made.” So one of these days, I need to see the 1945 version.<br /><br />And congratulations on your AHMM story! I have the magazine at my elbow– I’m sad to admit I’ve fallen behind in my reading this year, but I shall finish it before the day is out! Well done.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com