Out of the Podcast - A Film Noir Conversation

The lads wave goodbye to Technicolor May with a trip in the waters of 1956’s Hell on Frisco Bay, directed by Frank Tuttle. Starring Alan Ladd, Joanne Dru, Paul Stewart, Fay Wray and a very, very nasty Edward G. Robinson, this episode will have you crashing your boat with great dialogue and solid performances - hop on and buckle up, noir-o!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 13:53)

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Grab your dice and join us at the Purple Sage, noir-o, because we’re taking a gamble on another Lewis Allen (Illegal, A Bullet for Joey) film and discussing 1947’s Desert Fury. That’s right, we’re bringing you Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey and Mary Astor is glorious color for another installment of our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY! Don’t miss out on this one, baby.

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 11:09)

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All aboard, noir-o: this podcast train is headed straight into the desert as the lads uncover the mysterious evils that brew in a certain small nowhere town. That’s right, we’re kicking off our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY in style with 1955’s Bad Day at Black Rock! Directed by John Sturges, this one has it all - CinemaScope, a bit of Western flavoring and Spencer Tracy up against three of the nastiest jerks ever assembled in color: Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine! You better believe this is an episode that is not to be missed!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 13:41)

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Jeepers, have we got a goodie for you today, noir-o! The lads are feeling artistic and take a turn onto 1945’s Scarlet Street and what a street it is! Directed by the LEGEND Fritz Lang and starring the holy trinity of Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea - come find out why this is rightfully held in such high regard by film noir scholars like us, lazy legs ;)

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 13:44)

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The lads head to their beach house to try and solve a murder mystery while tackling greedy dynamics in Michael Curtiz’s 1945 familial noir classic Mildred Pierce, based on James M. Cain’s seminal novel. Starring Joan Crawford in her Academy Award winning performance alongside Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Bruce Bennett - come grab a slice of franchised pie and join in our discussion of one of the all time greats!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:23)

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The lads continue their journey through the night - this time by foot! Hop in a squad car and slide down the storm drain because we’re talking 1948’s noir procedural He Walked by Night! Directed by Alfred L. Werker (with contributions from Anthony Mann) and starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell and Jack Webb, it’s a dragnet from the milk route down to the sewers of Hollywood!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 14:40)

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Grab your watch and hit the road, the lads on the lamb and talking about noir staple Nicholas Ray’s directorial debut They Live by Night! Starring the eternally young duo of Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger with Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen and Helen Craig to round out this tale of crime and passion. Press play and join us on this twisted road!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to business, the movie talk starts at 11:42)

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Grab your pocket knife and join us at the dance hall, as the lads bring the hounds to discuss the beauty of director Frank Borage’s Moonrise from 1948, starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Harry Morgan, Allyn Joslyn, Lloyd Bridges and Ethel Barrymore. See you in the swamps!

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(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:15)