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Laura

By movieMoll on March 23, 2009

Sometimes a movie brings all its elements together perfectly — the cast, the performances, the story, the dialogue, the direction, the lighting, the music, the photography. Film noir classic “Laura” is such a movie. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) begins to fall in love with Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) as he investigates her murder and [...]

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Laura

By GroovyMovieGuy on March 23, 2009

It’s too bad that many people have forgotten what a fine actor Vincent Price was. His performance in the film noir classic “Laura” is outstanding and worthy of one who as a younger man played leading man on Broadway against Helen Hayes.
Clifton Webb received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his supporting actor role. Gene Tierney [...]

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The Stranger

By GroovyMovieGuy on February 24, 2009

A Nazi gets his clock cleaned in this post-war classic of suspense and noir. Although it drags a bit and there’s a lot more suspense than action, “The Stranger” offers a good evening’s worth of diversion. Edward G. Robinson and Orson Welles are at the top of their game. As one would expect in a [...]

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The Stranger

By movieMoll on February 24, 2009

They don’t come much stranger than Orson Welles, who is well-cast as a creepy Nazi war criminal hiding out in small-town America. He has managed to blend in seamlessly with the locals until he’s ferreted out by Nazi hunter Edward G. Robinson, who’s playing the good guy for a change. As director, Welles does a [...]

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Too Late for Tears

By GroovyMovieGuy on June 2, 2009

What do we learn from film noir? Crime and greed don’t pay — especially when there’s a dame involved.
Ill-gotten gains, even though innocently acquired, bring turmoil into the life of Alan Palmer (Arthur Kennedy) and his wife Jane (Lizabeth Scott). A shady character Danny (Dan Duryea), Alan’s sister Cathy (Kristine Miller) and the mysterious Don [...]

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Too Late for Tears

By movieMoll on June 2, 2009

When a bag full of cash drops — literally — into her lap, Jane Palmer (Lizabeth Scott) is hellbent on hanging on to it, no matter who gets hurt. Her husband Alan (Arthur Kennedy) is a sap, and Danny Fuller (Dan Duryea) the thug who claims the money is rightfully his is slimy. However, Lizabeth [...]

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