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Art Smith, Carl Benton Reid, Frank Lovejoy, Gloria Grahame, Humphrey Bogart
Screenwriter Dixon Steele, faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy bestseller, has hatcheck girl Mildred Atkinson tell him the story in her own words. Later that night, Mildred is murdered an...( read more
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Finally, a Gloria Grahame film in which she's NOT a promiscuous 'ho' (i.e. The Bad and the Beautiful, It's a Wonderful Life, Oklahoma!, etc., etc., etc...).
A Hollywood screenwriter embarks on a relationship with actress Gloria Grahame with the shadow of a murder rap hanging over his head. Bogart is in full intense and paranoid mode for this one, rather than the usual in control tough guy we've become accustomed to, and Gloria Graham...( read more)
This noir is an interesting addition to Nicholas Ray's filmography, because of three notable exceptions. The first one has to do with the crime cliche plot, that's usually the standard at the core in any noir. However, here the story's heart is the relationship of the protagonist...( read more)
Tender romance blended seamlessly with noir-ish mystery. Great performance by Humphrey Bogart as an alcoholic screenwriter with violent tendencies.
This is a film that wasn?t very famous when it came out, but its reputation has been growing in recent years, it?s a cult film of sort (which isn?t to say its some kind of weird radical work). This is a late entry to the film noir genre, and perhaps one of the best. I tend to l...( read more)
What could have been a formula-based film noir is instead a somber, unnerving character study featuring what is possibly Bogart's career-finest performance. This film identifies a side of Bogart that challenges him and surprises viewers, and the decision to cast him was a wise on...( read more)
À la fois la quintessence et l'aboutissement logique du film noir. Et un peu aussi la déconstruction du "mythe" Bogart, qui est poussé jusqu'à un extrême désagréable et qui finit par en prendre plein la gueule. Probablement l'une des meilleurs performances de l'acteur également. ...( read more)
