Ella Raines searches for the "Phantom Lady"

Ella Raines searches for the "Phantom Lady" Phantom Lady (1944) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Rains, and Alan Curtis. This was Siodmak’s first film noir, a genre he would be closely identified with throughout his career. The film was ... Read full article

Review: The Phantom Lady (1944)

Robert Siodmak might not be the foremost of lauded directors, but it’s indisputable that film noir as a genre, a movement, a style, whatever you want to call it, would be a lot less interesting without him. Phantom Lady is a perfect illustration of that fact as it takes a simple plotting devic... Read full article

Review: The Phantom Lady (1944)

Robert Siodmak might not be the foremost of lauded directors, but it’s indisputable that film noir as a genre, a movement, a style, whatever you want to call it, would be a lot less interesting without him. Phantom Lady is a perfect illustration of that fact as it takes a simple plotting devic... Read full article

The Dark, Rainy Streets of "Phantom Lady"

An example of Siodmak's lighting. If you've read this blog recently, you know we've been on a film noir kick since the start of the new year.We started by revisiting The Blue Dahlia and then moving on to This Gun For Hire and Black Angel. Our latest noir is Robert Siodmak's 1944 "B" mystery Phantom... Read full article

PHANTOM LADY ( 1944 )

I saw the announcements for the ANTI-DAMSEL BLOGATHON hosted by Fritzi of MOVIES SILENTLY and Jo of THE LAST DRIVE-IN and my heart skipped a little beat. No arrythmia, nothing serious, nothing to call 9-1-1 about, but it did do a small happy dance. This quote in particular caught my eye: “Let’... Read full article