August 2013 on TCM - Summer Under the Stars
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Oh, I can't wait to see that one... I've now seen Murder My Sweet, Cornered, both of which I love, and this one makes the third noir by Powell. I missed it the last time it was on.
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You won't be disappointed (I hope). Powell's character is rather complex, as is the movie---even the ending is not altogether wrapped with a bow. I was very impressed.
Powell can do no wrong in the "dark city" as far as I'm concerned, I love his noirs.
Powell can do no wrong in the "dark city" as far as I'm concerned, I love his noirs.
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Naw, I am sure I'm going to like it. He's just got a very human way about him in noir, and that wry tone which fits the genre like a glove. I'm with you, he can do no wrong in the 'dark city'. Love that phrase!
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I also recommend CRY DANGER, RIGHT CROSS and JOHNNY O'CLOCK.
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I've seen part of Johnny O'Clock, which just made me want to see the rest of it even more. The others I didn't know about... thanks!
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Thank you! It's from "The Show-Off".
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Re: August 2013 on TCM - Summer Under the Stars
Cry Dangerwas shown at the TCMFF, and it was a wonderful, pristine print. Rhonda Fleming and Eddie Muller introduced it, and Fleming enjoyed making the film even though her father had passed right around that time, and then she had a life-threatening attack of appendicitis and had to have an appendectomy. She discussed how absolutely driven Powell was in his creative/financial projects.
What is so stunning about the film is it's preservation of how LA looked at the time, and also a small triumph for character actor Richard Erdman, who has a nice, meaty little role, and William Conrad as the evil menace.
What is so stunning about the film is it's preservation of how LA looked at the time, and also a small triumph for character actor Richard Erdman, who has a nice, meaty little role, and William Conrad as the evil menace.
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Thanks Sue Sue for that info! Now I know why Cry Danger sounds familiar!
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MissGoddess wrote:Thank you! It's from "The Show-Off".
I thought so - and I was scratching my head earlier today and you are right on the nose! ... I loved it.