4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2022

It’s easy to imagine Steve Randall (Steve Brodie) has the life of many men circa 1947. He’s a war vet, and he makes an honest wage as a truck driver. Brodie and the effervescent Audrey Long are stars befitting the budget of the film, but I rather like them for...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on September 27, 2018

“Out of every seven guys who go to the chair, six go yelling, “I’m innocent!’” Desperate (1947) is a prime example of what I’d like to call the “partial noir.” These are films that, despite their accomplished casts and moody visuals, feel the need to soften up during t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 6, 2015

Raymond Burr and William Challee in Desperate (1947)   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 12, 2015

It’s a typical noir storyline – a regular Joe gets in dutch with the law, a gang of hoods, or both, and before you can say “Bob’s your uncle,” he’s in over his head. Way over. That’s the basic premise of Desperate (1947), starring Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, and Raymond...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 24, 2014

It’s a typical noir storyline – a regular Joe gets in dutch with the law, a gang of hoods, or both, and before you can say “Bob’s your uncle,” he’s in over his head. Way over. That’s the basic premise of Desperate (1947), starring Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, and Raymond...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on February 12, 2012

Caftan Woman's number one movie rule: "All film noir are crime drama, but not all crime drama are film noir." The French have a word for it. Not only does "noir" perfectly evoke the fatalistic driven plots and dense cinematography of Hollywood crime pictures of the World War 2 and...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on August 18, 2007

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. For those of you who are Netflix users and are currently renting Ace in the Hole (1951), I make a desparate plea for you to watch it and return...   read more