Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 5, 2015

UK / 70 minutes / bw / Nat Cohen & Stuart Levy, Insignia, Anglo Amalgamated Dir: Wolf Rilla Pr: Victor Hanbury Scr: Rex Rienits Story: Noose for a Lady (1952) by Gerald Verner, itself based on a BBC radio serial Cine: Walter Harvey Cast: Dennis Price, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 4, 2015

Sad news — Coleen Gray died yesterday. Vienna, at Vienna’s Classic Hollywood, has a fine illustrated tribute: The death  of COLEEN GRAY has been announced (August 3rd,2015). A fine actress known for many dramatic and western roles. Born Doris Jensen, Coleen was under contract to Fox in   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 4, 2015

Yet another of Todd’s great roundups. Click anywhere on the list to get whisked to Todd’s page and the detailed links. Aaron West: Where Is My Friend? (aka…) Allan Fish: The GrandmasterAnne Billson: Paul Rudd Anonymous: People on Sunday Bill Crider: Dirty Little Billy [trailer]   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 3, 2015

Sounds like an awesome deal here!!! :) Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 1, 2015

The House of Anxiety, by Georges Simenon The Stone Maiden, by Velda Johnston The Gun, by Fuminori Nakamura August Heat, by Andrea Camilleri  To Love and Be Wise, by Josephine Tey  The Case of the Late Pig, by Margery Allingham The Case of the Lamp That Went Out, by Augusta...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 31, 2015

UK / 96 minutes / bw / Beaver, Allied Film Makers, Rank Dir: Bryan Forbes Pr: Richard Attenborough Scr: Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall Story: Whistle Down the Wind (1959) by Mary Hayley Bell Cine: Arthur Ibbetson Cast: Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Alan Bates, Diane Holgate, Alan Barnes, Roy Holder, Bar   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 29, 2015

US / 81 minutes / bw / Universal Dir: Tim Whelan Pr & Scr: Dwight Taylor Story: Philip MacDonald Cine: George Barnes Cast: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt, Arthur Shields, Gavin Muir, Stanley Logan, Ian Wolfe, Hans Conried, John Abbott, David Clyde, Harold de Becker,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 28, 2015

Another episode of Todd’s roundup. As always, click anywhere on the list to be magically transported to Todd’s Sweet Freedom site and the individual links. Thanks as always to Todd for allowing me to cross-post this. Allan Fish: From What is Before Anne Billson: JFK assassination films   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 25, 2015

US / 67 minutes / bw / Universal Dir: Arthur Lubin Scr: George Waggner, Lester Cole Story: Synthetic Gentleman (1934) by Channing Pollock Cine: Milton Krasner Cast: Louis Hayward, Eric Linden, J.C. Nugent, Barbara Read, Irving Bacon, Robert Greig, Pierre Watkin, Sheila Bromley, Paul Everton, Nana Br   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 24, 2015

oooEvery now and then I come across a movie that really should have been included in my noir encyclopedia, and here’s one such instance. Thanks to Kristina at Speakeasy for writing about The Case Against Brooklyn and especially for giving me permission to reblog her essay here. Speakeasy   Vie   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 22, 2015

Thanks to having to read the proofs of my next book in a hell of a hurry, I’m a day behind with everything. The customary Wednesday post will go up tomorrow (A Matter of WHO [1961]). In the meantime, here’s Todd’s invaluable Tuesday roundup, which I omitted to post here...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 22, 2015

UK / 90 minutes / bw / Foray, MGM, Herts–Lion Dir: Don Chaffey Pr: Walter Shenson, Milton Holmes Scr: Milton Holmes, Patricia Lee Story: Patricia Lee, Paul Dickson Cine: Erwin Hillier Cast: Terry-Thomas, Sonja Ziemann, Alex Nicol, Richard Briers, Honor Blackman, Carol White, Guy Deghy, Clive Morton,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 18, 2015

US / 66 minutes / bw / Monogram, Associated Artists Dir & Pr: Richard Oswald Scr: Richard Oswald, Robert Chapin, Edward Eliscu Story: White Lady (c1940 play) by Gina Kauss and Ladislaus Fodor (i.e., Gina Kaus and Ladislas Fodor) Cine: Paul Ivano Cast: John Howard, Helen Gilbert, Gilbert Roland,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 17, 2015

I’m chuffeder and more gruntled than even I can rightly imagine that one of my stories has been selected by editor Rich Horton for this prestigious annual anthology. The tale in question is called “Ghost Story,” and it originally appeared in Interzone last year. Just to add icing   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 16, 2015

oooI’m not sure how I managed to be included amongst this bunch of (otherwise) exceptional authors, but I’m honored to be so. Hope it does well for you John Thanks! I’d never been part of such a thing before, so was incredibly flattered to be invited. Another fabulous showcase, and   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 15, 2015

Here’s a very shy contribution to this splendid endeavor: US / 71 minutes / bw / PRC Dir: Basil Wrangell Pr: Marvin D. Stahl Scr: George Bricker Story: Monty F. Collins, Julian I. Peyser Cine: Jack Greenhalgh Cast: Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Kenneth Farrell, James Seay, Frank Or   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 14, 2015

Yes! Tuesday has rolled around again and we’re due another dose of Todd’s invaluable roundup. Click anywhere on the list to be taken to Todd’s Sweet Freedom blog and the individual links. Some truly mouthwatering stuff this week . . . Allan Fish: Visages d’Enfants Anne Billson: The   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 12, 2015

Just a reminder of this upcoming event: My own contribution will appear here on Wednesday: a piece on the movie Heartaches, directed by Basil Wrangell and with a splendid if second-tier cast: Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Kenneth Farrell, James Seay, Frank Orth, Chili Williams, Al LaRue,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 11, 2015

US / 69 minutes / bw / Monogram Dir: Robert McGowan Scr: Dorothy Reid (i.e., Dorothy Davenport) Story: Jack Leonard, Monty Collins Cine: Harry Neumann Cast: Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, George Cleveland, Christian Rub, Henry Hall, John St. Polis, Clarence Wilson, Mary Carr, Jessie Arnold, Hooper   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 10, 2015

ooo I read this splendid essay yesterday on 4 Star Films, whose proprietor has very kindly given me permission to share it. **** 4 Star Films **** What makes Film-Noir intriguing is not simply the crime aspect but the fact that they are films with worldviews that are often weighed...   read more