Out of the Podcast - A Film Noir Conversation

It's all about the Roberts on today's episode! The lads watched 1947's Crossfire, a film noir that dares to tackle some important subject matter. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, screenplay by John Paxton, based on the novel "The Brick Foxhole" by Richard Brooks and starring the BIG THREE ROBERTS: we've got Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan, plus some wonderful performances from Gloria Grahame, Sam Levene and many others. Join us for this one, you won't be sorry!

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BONUS EPISODE: Today, the lads watch the unwatchable - we're talking 1973's made-for-TV remake of Double Indemnity!

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Join the lads as they cover THE BIG ONE: it's 1944's film noir classic Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson. Will they do it justice? Stop by and find out!

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The lads are once again a cathouse divided and 1964's The Naked Kiss is the culprit! Join us as we discuss writer/director Samuel Fuller's tale of a prostitute who tries to make it in Anytown, USA and finds something very sinister under the surface - starring Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante and Virginia Grey.

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Today, the lads stop the foolery and get into the fog for director Jean Negulesco's 1948 hidden classic "Road House", starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and a rabid performance from Richard Widmark. This one is not to be missed!

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Today the lads get a little mischievous and bring you 1989's Road House, directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring the great Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott - Happy April Fools!

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The lads find themselves divided over today's film - 1949's Too Late for Tears, directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Kristine Miller and Arthur Kennedy.

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Join the lads in the Wild West as they head to the heart of the cattle wars to discuss director Robert Wise's Western Noir "Blood on the Moon", the SECOND in our Mitchum double feature! Starring Robert Mitchum (duh), Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Preston. Bring your first aid kit, it's gonna get bloody!

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Today the lads build their gallows high, baby! It doesn't get any better than Jacques Tourneur's 1947 noir masterpiece Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. Come for the Fish Police shout out, stay for the celebration.

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:16)

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This week: the lads put on their jackets and enter the cold war for 1953's "Pickup on South Street", directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter!

(Attention noir-os: This is a long one - if you're not fond of digressions and you'd like to get straight to the movie business, go ahead and skip to around 25:10 - our feelings won't be hurt, we promise)

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