Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 16, 2014

Crime writer and critic extraordinaire — and Blackwitch Press founder — Paul D. Brazill has kindly conducted an interview of me for his blog You Would Say That, Wouldn’t You?, and the result is HERE. I feel very flattered to be in among some extremely distinguished company on that   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 14, 2014

vt Eye of the Killer Germany, UK / 100 minutes / color with some bw / Promark, Videal, CPTC Dir: Paul Marcus Pr: Tina Stern, André Paquette, Tom Kinninmont Scr: Jeff Miller Cine: Brian Pearson Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Henry Czerny, Polly Walker, Gary Hudson, Ronn Sarosiak, Stephen Ouimette, Eve Craw   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 12, 2014

US, UK / 116 minutes / color with some bw / Scott Free, Dune, Fox Searchlight Dir: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling Pr: Michael Costigan, Jocelyn Hayes, Brit Marling, Ridley Scott Scr: Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij Cine: Roman Vasyanov Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Sh   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 12, 2014

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Definitive Reference Guide (to give it its full, three-pipe title) — the book to which this website is an “annex” — has just received a remarkably favourable review at the Classic Movies website. A couple of extracts: It’s   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 9, 2014

US / 85 minutes / bw / RKO Dir: Nicholas Ray Pr & Scr: Herman J. Mankiewicz Story: Verpfändetes Leben (1946; vt Mortgage on Life) by Vicki Baum Cine: George Diskant Cast: Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwic   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 6, 2014

vt When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn; vt Trip with the Devil; vt Uneasy Summer WG / 96 minutes / color / Constantin Dir & Scr: Rolf Olsen Pr: Heinz Willeg Cine: Franz X. Lederle Cast: Erik Schumann, Fritz Wepper, Marianne Hoffmann, Jürgen Draeger, Konrad Georg, Marlis Draeger, Tanja Gruber,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 4, 2014

UK / 68 minutes / bw / Wyndham Dir: J. Elder Wills Pr: Bray Wyndham Scr: John Quin, Billie Bristow Story: J. Elder Wills, Eric Ansell Cine: Robert G. Martin, Alan Lawson Cast: Anna May Wong, Henry Victor, Lawrence Grossmith, Margaret Yarde, Rene Ray, Victor Garland, Ernest Jay, Wally Patch,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 3, 2014

UK / 71 minutes / bw / Real Art, UA Dir: George A. Cooper Pr: Julius Hagen Scr: H. Fowler Mear, Terence Egan Story: The Shadow (1932? play) by Donald Stuart (i.e., Gerald Verner), novelized by the author as The Shadow (1934) Cine: Sydney Blythe Cast: Henry Kendall, Felix Aylmer,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 1, 2014

vt The Killing Secret US / 88 minutes / color / Robert Greenwald, ACI, NBC Dir: Noel Nosseck Pr: Philip Kleinbart Scr: Rob Fresco Cine: Paul Maibaum Cast: Ari Meyers, Soleil Moon Frye, Mark Krassenbaum, John O’Hurley, Cindy Pickett, Erika Flores, Todd Rulapaugh, Tess Harper, Ben Epps. Although   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 29, 2013

UK / 64 minutes / bw / Fox Dir & Pr: Albert Parker Scr: Selwyn Jepson Story: Six Hommes Morts (1930) by André Steeman (i.e., Stanislas-André Steeman) Cine: Alex Bryce Cast: Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn, Zoë Davis, Alastair Sim, Reginald Tate, Ian Fleming, Tom Helmore, Martin Lewis, C.M. Hallard, Aubr   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 26, 2013

vt CH:OS:EN Season 2 US / ~130 minutes (6 episodes of 21–23 minutes) / color / Dissident, DiVide, Lifeboat, Sony Dir: Ben Ketai Pr: Amy Kim Scr: Evan Charnov, Ben Ketai Story: Ben Ketai, Ryan Lewis Cine: Tim Burton Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Sarah Roemer, Nicky Whelan, Caitlin Carmichael, Joey...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 25, 2013

US / 67 minutes / bw / Columbia Dir: Lew Landers Pr: Wallace MacDonald Scr: Paul Yawitz Cine: Philip Tannura Cast: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Walter Sande, Larry Parks, George McKay, Cy Kendall, Paul Fix, Ben Taggart. Blackie (Chester Morris) and The   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 25, 2013

vt Game Over; vt Hide and Freak; vt Deadly Games France / 88 minutes / color / LM, Deal, Garance Dir & Scr: René Manzor Pr: Francis Lalanne Cine: Michel Gaffier Cast: Brigitte Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim, Alain Musy, François-Eric Gendron, Stéphane Legros, Franck Capillery, Marion   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 25, 2013

vt Sinner’s Holiday US / 93 minutes / bw / Miracle, UA Dir: Edwin L. Marin Pr: Benedict Bogeaus Scr: Laurence Stallings Story: Laurence Stallings, Richard H. Landau Cine: Gordon Avil Cast: George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, Virginia Field, Dolores Moran, Ann Harding, Reg   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 22, 2013

UK / 67  minutes / bw / Real Art, Ambassador Dir & Scr: George Pearson Pr: Julius Hagen Story: The Pointing Finger (1907) by “Rita” Cine: Ernest Palmer Cast: John Stuart, A. Bromley Davenport, Leslie Perrins, Michael Hogan, D.J. Williams, Clare Greet, Henrietta Watson, Viola Keats. A   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 21, 2013

UK / 53 minutes / bw / Independent Artists, Rank Dir & Scr: John Kruse Pr: Julian Wintle, Leslie Parkyn Cine: Michael Reed Cast: Lee Patterson, Lana Morris, Peter Dyneley, Robert Crawdon, Sheila Raynor. Finlay (Lee Patterson) starts an accidental blaze. On a lonely windswept farm somewhere on t   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 19, 2013

US / 62 minutes / bw / Monogram Dir: Raymond McCarey Pr: George Yohalem Scr: John Krafft, Rollo Lloyd, Wm. A. Johnston Story: Tate Finn Cine: Harry Neumann Cast: Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, James Burke, Guy Usher, LeRoy Mason, Dell Henderson, Monte Collins, Norman Houston, James Bu   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 17, 2013

US / 66 minutes / bw / M&H, PRC Dir: Albert Herman Pr: George Merrick Scr: Arthur St. Clair, Sherman Lowe Cine: Marcel Le Picard Cast: Lola Lane, Noel Madison, Howard Banks, Paul Weigle (i.e., Paul Weigel), John Vosper, Anna Demetrio, William Vaughn (i.e., Wilhelm von Brincken), Juan de la...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 14, 2013

US / 82 minutes / bw / MGM Dir: Robert Alton Pr: Albert Lewis Scr: George Wells, Lou Breslow Story: Merton of the Movies (1919) by Harry Leon Wilson, and Merton of the Movies (1922 play) by George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly Cine: Paul C. Vogel Cast: Red Skelton, Virginia...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 12, 2013

France / 38 minutes / bw Dir & Pr & Scr: Dimitri Kirsanoff Cine: Dimitri Kirsanoff, Léonce Crouan Cast: Nadia Sibirskaïa, Yolande Beaulieu, Guy Belmont, Jean Pasquier, Maurice Ronsard. A minor milestone of cinematic history, this longish short, full of early Expressionist flourishes, has a v   read more