Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Film noir"

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Roadblock **** (1951, Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore) – Classic Movie Review 9756

Little-known director Harold Daniels’s 1951 thriller Roadblock is a punchy Fifties B-movie crime drama re-heating the old film noir plot about an essentially good guy (Charles McGraw) tempted into crime by a greedy femme fatale […]

May, 12

Rope of Sand *** (1949, Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet) – Classic Movie Review 9688

‘A Mighty Story of Savage Greed and Sultry Love Set in the Dreaded Desert that Guards the Dark Continent’s Forbidden Diamond Fields!’ Director William Dieterle’s 1949 film noir-style action adventure thriller Rope of Sand is […]

Apr, 29

Suddenly **** (1954, Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates) – Classic Movie Review 9291

Director Lewis Allen’s 1954 black and white film noir crime thriller Suddenly stars Frank Sinatra follows his Oscar win in From Here to Eternity with another strong performance as John Baron, a psychotic hitman paid […]

Jan, 22

Dangerous Crossing *** (1953, Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Carl Betz, Max Showalter) – Classic Movie Review 8993

Director Joseph M Newman’s 1953 black and white film noir mystery thriller Dangerous Crossing stars Jeanne Crain as young bride Ruth Bowman, whose new husband (Carl Betz) mysteriously disappears on their honeymoon on a transatlantic […]

Oct, 18

A Blueprint for Murder *** (1953, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill) – Classic Movie Review 8983

Writer-director Andrew L Stone’s satisfyingly labyrinthine 1953 film noir crime thriller A Blueprint for Murder stars Joseph Cotten as Whitney ‘Cam’ Cameron, who sets out to find the killer of his brother and niece by […]

Oct, 15

Impact **** (1949, Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker) – Classic Movie Review 8,966

The highly impactful 1949 black and white film noir crime drama Impact stars Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn and Helen Walker. It is B-movie noir thriller film-making par excellence. Director Arthur Lubin’s highly impactful […]

Oct, 07

Danger Signal *** (1945, Faye Emerson, Zachary Scott, Richard Erdman, Mona Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 8938

The 1945 film noir crime melodrama Danger Signal stars the splendidly shifty-looking Zachary Scott as a smooth-talking psychopathic career killer.  Director Robert Florey’s 1945 Warner Bros black and white film noir crime melodrama Danger Signal […]

Sep, 25

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