Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 12, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on the unfaithful, unpleasant, unlucky Pauline Driscoll in 99 River Street (1953). WHAT’S 99 RIVER STREET ABOUT? When boxer-turned-taxi driver Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) finds his wife’s dead body in the back of his cab, he works with a local actress (Ev   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 21, 2020

For my money, John Payne is one of the most underrated stars of the film noir era. Like his fellow noir vet Dick Powell, Payne’s earlier career consisted of a number of comedies and musicals – lightweight vehicles that seemed a perfect fit for his good looks and breezy air....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2015

This is a Sam Fuller type crime film that’s not pretty, it’s full of gritty realism, and it ends up being an unassuming little gem that is a great joy. However, instead this film comes from director Phil Karlson pairing him with John Payne. In film-noir, boxers always seem to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2015

This is a Sam Fuller type crime film that’s not pretty, it’s full of gritty realism, and it ends up being an unassuming little gem that is a great joy. However, instead, this film comes from director Phil Karlson pairing him with John Payne. In film-noir, boxers always seem to...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 3, 2013

99 River Street Directed by Phil Karlson 1953/USA Edward Small Productions First viewing I could not get behind this odd and violent noir effort from B-picture specialist Phil Karlson. Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) is an ex-boxer who was barred from the ring after suffering repeated blows to his eye   read more

Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on August 16, 2009

“The harder you’re hit, the harder you have to hit.” Dig this: you’re a prizefighter in the heavyweight division — a real comer after more than sixty bouts, never once knocked down­ — and you finally get a shot at the greatest crown in sports. Going in   read more