Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 17, 2024

Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Broderick Crawford star in Fritz Lang’s “Human Desire” Human Desire (1954) is an American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Broderick Crawford. Peggy Maley, Kathleen Case, and Edgar Buchanan round out   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 17, 2019

Edgar Buchanan always annoyed me endlessly on Green Acres reruns, and it’s affected me for a long time. Because only recently have I begun to realize just how broad and robust his body of film work is. He can be categorized with a breed of movie actor that is generally...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 24, 2017

These three. Without a doubt, Gloria Grahame is one of my favorite film noir actresses. Her sultry, sin-filled demeanor was practically made for this shadowy era of filmmaking, and in Human Desire, she doesn’t disappoint. Here, she’s Vicki Buckley, a sexy and duplicitous housewife whose feminine wil   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on January 21, 2016

Share This! A rarity on the screen… a RAW slice of life! By 1954 most would say that Fritz Lang’s finest work was behind him, even though he had just come off a surprisingly effective noir thriller in The Big Heat, starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. For his follow...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 16, 2014

Human Desire Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Alfred Hayes based on the novel La Bete Humaine by Emile Zola 1954/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics II Fritz Lang’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s La Bete Humaine features the most fatal of Gl   read more