"STRANGE CHARACTERS: WHAT IS FILM NOIR? (PART II)" (079)

Welcome to the second episode of our special 3-part series on Film Noir. In this episode, we’ll explore the iconic character types that define the genre—characters who live in the grey areas of morality, driven by desire, deceit, and danger. From the hard-boiled detective to the femme fatale, we’ll unpack the timeless archetypes that give film noir its signature edge. So, grab your trench coat, dim the lights, and join us as we explore the complex, shadowy figures who walk the fine line between good and evil in the world of noir cinema.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Film Noir (2017), by Alian Silver & James Ursini;

Into the Darkness: The Hidden World of Film Noir 1941-1959 (2016), by Mark A. Viera;

More than Night: film Noir in Its Contexts (2008), by James Naremore;

Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998), by Eddie Muller;

Voices in the Dark: The Narrative Patterns of Film Noir (1989), by J.P. Telotte;

Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American Style (1979), edited by Alain Silver & Elizabeth Ward;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Born To Kill (1947), starring Lawrence Tierney & Claire Trevor;

Murder My Sweet (1944), starring Dick Powell & Claire Trevor;

They Drive By Night (1940), starring George Raft & Ann Sheridan;

Thieves Highway (1949), starring Richard Conte & Valentina Cortese;

Body and Soul (1947), starring John Garfield & Lilli Palmer;

The Killers (1946), starring Burt Lancaster & Ava Gardner;

The Set-Up (1949), starring Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter; 

Act of Violence (1948), starring Van Heflin, Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh & Mary Astor;

In a Lonely Place (1950), starring Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame;

Nightmare Alley (1947(, starring Tyrone Power & Coleen Gray;

Leave Her To Heaven (1944), starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde & Jeanne Crain;

The Lady From Shanghai (1947), starring Orson Welles & Rita Hayworth;

Out of the Past (1947), starring Robert Mitchum & Jane Greer;

Scarlet Street (1947), starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea;

Detour (1945), starring Tom Neal & Ann Savage; 

Dead Reckoning (1947), starring Humphrey Bogart & Lizabeth Scott;

Criss Cross (1949), starring Burt Lancaster & Yvonne DeCarlo;

Gun Crazy (1950), starring John Dall & Peggy Cummins;

The Killing (1956), starring Sterling Hayden & Coleen Gray;

Impact (1949), starring Brian Donlevy & Ella Raines;

Kiss of Death (1947), starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark & Coleen Gray;

Kansas City Confidential (1952), starring John Payne & Coleen Gray;

Raw Deal (1948), starring Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor & Marsha Hunt;

Phantom Lady (1944), starring Ella Raines & Alan Curtis;

They Live By Night (1948), starring Farley Granger & Cathy O’Donnell;

Fallen Angel (1945), starring Dana Andrews, Alice Faye & Linda Darnell;

White Heat (1949), starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo & Margaret Wycherly;

Night In The City (1950), starring Richard Widmark & Gene Tierney;

The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornell Wilde, Jean Wallace, Richard Conte & Helen Walker;

Pick Up On South Street (1953), starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, & Thelma Ritter;

Too Late For Tears (1949), starring Lizabeth Scott & Dan Duryea:

The Woman In The Window (1944), starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, & Dan Duryea;

Manhandled (1949), starring Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Lamour & Dan Duryea;

Desert Fury (1947), starring Burt Lancaster & Lizabeth Scott;

The Letter (1940), starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, & Gale Sondergaard;

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