These are the films noir I have lined up for review on FilmsNoir.Net over the next few weeks (not necessarily in order):
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Dir: Billy Wilder
Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Dir: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas
Brute Force (1947)
Dir: Jules Dassin
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Dir: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres
Nora Prentiss (1947)
Dir: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith
The Naked City (1948)
Dir: Jules Dassin
Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart
Port of New York (1949)
Dir: László Benedek
Cast: Scott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. Stevens, Yul Brynner
Macao (1952)
Dir: Josef Von Sternberg
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Thomas Gomez, Gloria Grahame
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Dir: Charles Laughton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
The only film I have not seen from this batch is Port of New York. I cannot wait to see what you have to say about The Night of the Hunter, Tony! As expressed at Coleman’s Corner, I do love that film. (And of course there is a worthwhile debate concerning whether or not it is, indeed, a noir.)
Thank you for highlighting The Dark Mirror, a personal favorite among underrated entries, particularly by Siodmak. A deeply psychological picture.
Yes Alexander, I do recall your excellent review of Night of the Hunter. FilmsNoir.Net readers can read Alexander’s essay here.
I was just ready to jump in and tell you how enthused I was over the prospect of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, but Alexander beat me to the punch. But aside from that thematic masterwork, virtually the entire lineup is quite delicious.