Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 20, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on the luckless Pat Kroll in A Double Life (1947). WHAT’S A DOUBLE LIFE ABOUT? Anthony John (Ronald Colman) is a talented but extremely intense stage performer with a tendency to completely lose himself in his roles. When he’s offered the part of Othello,   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on July 31, 2020

Ronald Colman has trouble with reality in “A Double Life” Ronald Colman A Double Life (1947) is a film noir directed by George Cukor, starring Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. The husband and wife team of Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin wrote the screenplay. Milton R. Krasner did   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 11, 2013

To today’s audiences, Shelley Winters may be the grandmother on the Roseanne Barr comedy show, or the zaftig swimming champion who valiantly perished in The Poseidon Adventure. But back in the day, she was a gorgeous blonde whose curvaceous figure was complemented by her considerable acting chops. W   read more