Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 7, 2022

Director Anatole Litvak's Out of the Fog (1941) delivers on the promised atmosphere, with fog heavy piers and dark alleys providing a moody setting for this story of Brooklyn's waterfront working class, but the tone veers away from true noir thanks to the sympathetic and often very funny characters   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on June 16, 2014

Out of the Fog Directed by Anatole Litvak Written by Robert Rosson, Jerry Wald, and Richard Macauley from the play “Gentle People” by Irwin Shaw 1941/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Warner Archive DVD This proto-noir is a little stage-bound and heavy handed but I enjoyed it for the perform   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on April 28, 2011

Out of the Fog (1941)      Is it possible Ida Lupino was once a young woman? Her mature, cynical roles suggest that the dame skipped over any vulnerable portion of life and went straight for adulthood. In Out of the Fog, however, Lupino seems to shift between her usual tough...   read more