Out of the Podcast - A Film Noir Conversation

The lads celebrate the brilliance of the recently departed Sidney Poitier in his film debut - 1950's No Way Out! He’s electric as a doctor fighting to prove he didn't kill a patient against a hotbed of hate and pure evil - most of it from Richard Widmark. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and co-starring Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally, this film dares to bring injustice from out of the shadows and into the light.

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(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:57)

Hop a fence and join the lads as they go deep into the depths of the Vogue nightclub to sell cigarettes and review the WILD ride that is 1950’s Destination Murder! Directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield, Myrna Dell and Albert Dekker - ARMITAGE SAYS LISTEN! 

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

Lace up your skates and join the lads at the edge of their seats as we discuss 1946’s Suspense, directed by Frank Tuttle! It stars real life Olympic skater Belita, Barry Sullivan and Albert Dekker as Poverty Row’s Monogram Pictures most expensive love triangle. Can the worlds of ice skating and film noir collide into something worth watching? Tune in and find out!

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(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:07)

Grab a fistful of nickels and join the lads in the courtroom as they put 1955’s Illegal on trial. The witnesses are director Lewis Allen and the following stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe and Jayne Mansfield. We’re coming in hot like rabid gunfire - bang bang bang, noir-o!

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(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 14:09)

Set your angles to ‘Dutch’ and join the lads plus returning guest John Masino as they head into the sewers to discuss 1949’s The Third Man. This one is a stone cold classic for a reason! Thoughtfully directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard, this episode will get your zither in a dither!

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Are you decent, noir-o? The lads are off to the illegal casino to meet up with our special guest Film Noir Confidential for an episode dedicated to 1946’s unforgettable Gilda! Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, this one has it all: singing, dancing, uncles and enough classic lines to put on a Valentine. This is an episode NOT to be missed!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:18)

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There’s some insurance that needs investigating and the lads PLUS special guest Lisa Petitte are on the case! Today we discuss 1946’s The Killers (based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story), directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. Bring your map, we're going backwards in time for answers and hats!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 5:59)

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The lads are joined by special guest Chuck Forsman of the wonderful Bat & Spider podcast for a camping trip you won’t soon forget! That’s right - we’re talking 1956’s Nightfall, directed by Jacques Tourneur (Out of the Past) and starring the one of a kind duo of Aldo Ray and Anne Bancroft! Hotwire yourself a snowplow, put on your best gown and join us in Moose! Questions, comments or tickets to the fashion show? [email protected]

Put on your snowshoes and follow the lads as they leave the city and head upstate to the snowy wilderness in director Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground! Two of film noirs heavyweights team up: Ida Lupino! Robert Ryan! With a script by A. I. Bezzerides (based on the 1945 novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler), cinematography by George E. Diskant and music by legend Bernard Herrmann, it’s a team-up with all of the greats. Does it stack up? Join us and find out!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:06)

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The lads head to the noir streets of London to discuss 1950’s Night and the City, based on the novel by Gerald Kersh and directed by Jules Dassin. Starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney, this classic tale of sweaty desperation and wrestling promotion is not to be missed!

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