3 Strong Anti-Heroines of 1950 Film Noir: Life's Rough "You see kid, in this cage, you get tough or you get killed. Better wise up before it's too late!"
Life’s Rough: Three Strong Anti-Heroines of 1950 Film Noir “You see kid, in this cage, you get tough or you get killed. Better wise up before it’s too late!” – Kitty Stark, Caged (1950) The 1950 films, Caged!, The Damned Don’t Cry, and The File on Thelma Jordon, contain three women performing female masculinity. A […]
The Dark Drawer: Four Obscurely Fabulous Film Noir Fare...
“Down this street raced dead-end violence!” DOWN 3 DARK STREETS (1954) “Down This Street Raced Dead-End Violence… Down This One Stretched Excitement Taut As Silk!” Directed by Arnold Laven this noir acts as part police procedural, starring gruff he-man Broderick Crawford ( the pre Tony Soprano alpha male, bull in the china shop cop) who […]
Quote of the Day! Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Holiday Carleton (Barbara Payton) to Ralph Cotter (James Cagney) “You only said one true thing in your life, and that’s when you said you were going away tonight. And you are. Many miles out of town and six feet under. All alone, with nobody to lie to. And you can kiss tomorrow goodbye.” Your EverLovin’ […]