Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Film noir"

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Kiss Me Deadly **** (1955, Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Wesley Addy) – Classic Movie Review 2209

Producer-director Robert Aldrich’s 1955 film noir crime movie stars Ralph Meeker, who is on scalding form as Mickey Spillane’s private detective hero Mike Hammer. This first-rate Aldrich thriller is a hugely imaginative, ahead-of-its-time study in paranoia. […]

Feb, 23

Pitfall **** (1948, Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt) – Classic Movie Review 2167

Co-writer/director André de Toth’s impressive 1948 film noir crime thriller Pitfall pairs Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott, both in their prime, along with Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr. It is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler. […]

Feb, 11

The Racket **** (1951, Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, Ray Collins, William Talman) – Classic Movie Review 2,166

The tough and gritty 1951 film noir crime thriller The Racket boasts a great cast headed by stars Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott and Robert Ryan. Director John Cromwell’s tough and gritty 1951 gangster thriller The […]

Feb, 11

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers **** (1946, Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Judith Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 2,165

The riveting 1946 thriller The Strange Love of Martha Ivers mixes film noir with steamy melodrama. It is notable for Barbara Stanwyck’s brio turn and for Kirk Douglas in his star-making film debut. Director Lewis […]

Feb, 10

I Walk Alone **** (1948, Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey) – Classic Movie Review 2,158

‘Once I trusted a dame… now I Walk Alone!’ Burt  Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott star with Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas in director Byron Haskin’s authentic 1947 film noir I Walk Alone. ‘Once I trusted a […]

Feb, 07

Too Late for Tears **** (1949, Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 2159

‘She Got What She Wanted… With Lies… With Kisses… With Murder!’ Lizabeth Scott triumphs in her best movie role as Jane Palmer, a ruthless femme fatale who stumbles across a case filled with $60,000 worth […]

Feb, 07

Kiss of Death ** (1995, David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Stanley Tucci) – Classic Movie Review 2067

David Caruso stars as ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin who battles Nicolas Cage’s psychotic mobster Little Junior Brown in a basic, nastily violent crime thriller flick that’s no more than a cheesy B-movie. It’s flashy and atmospheric, but […]

Jan, 10

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