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11. Favorite Bar Scene or Cocktail in a Film Noir
THE BREAKING POINT as Lucy Morgan (Phyllis Thaxter) refuses to concede to the femme fatale (Patrica Neal's Leona Charles) - and proves she can hold her liquor with the best of them.
12. Name the Sexiest Film Noir
I couldn’t choose just one, so I listed three: THE BIG SLEEP, GUN CRAZY and BODY HEAT (1981).
“"Come on, Bart, let's finish it the way we started it: on the level."
Somehow, I don't think the chessboard came out any time soon! :D
13. Name your favorite Low Budget “B” Film Noir
Since DETOUR and GUN CRAZY are the obvious choices, I went with 1951’s PICKUP – the first of Hugo Hass’s self-made films that I saw. Often called a "poor man's version of POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE" it's actually quite good.
14. Who’s on the Film Noir Mount Rushmore
Impossible to narrow it to just four so I devised a little strategy. First. THE MOUNT RUSHMORE:
Director: Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd)
Female ♀️ Lead: Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity, Sorry Wrong Number)
Male ♂️ Lead: Robert Mitchum (Out of the Past, Night of The Hunter)
Supporting Player: Elisha Cook Jr. (Maltese Falcon, The Killing)
Then, for each grouping I selected four more (they have a lot of free space in South Dakota, so why not).
Directors - John Huston, Robert Siodmak, Fritz Lang and Jules Dassin
Female Leads - Gloria Grahame, Marie Windsor, Lizabeth Scott and Clarie Trevor.
Male Leads - Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield, Richard Widmark and Robert Ryan.
Supporting Player - Esther Howard, Thomas Gomez, Sam Levene and Ted de Corsia
15. Film Noir Character that You’d Trust the Least With your Secrets
Actually, I would trust almost no character in a noirs (excluding Colleen Gray), but for this I selected PR agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) in “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957). There is no low that he won’t stoop to inorder to ingratiate himself to J. J. Hunsecker. Just ask "Rita" (Barbara Nichols)
Very exciting announcement for noir fans / Coen Bros. fans with The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) getting a 4K release next February! It's not quite an all-time favorite for me, but it is very solid and I definitely look forward to getting it.
16. Name a Lesser-Known Film Noir Everyone Should See
Hard to say that "Force of Evil" (1948) is lesser known, but it does show that noir covered a range of ideas beyond the "tropes." It wasn't just about the corruption of the individual but about the larger world.
17. Name Your Favorite Film Noir Duo
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.
18. Favorite Film Noir MacGuffin
The "Bird" from "The Maltese Falcon"
... if it had been made of chocolate, if truly would have been the stuff that dreams are made of (and equally valuable given the high price of candy recently!!!) 🤪
19. Favorite Boxing Film Noir
The Set-up (1949). And if you don't agree, I'm going to send Bill "Stoker" Thompson's (Robert Ryan) lovely wife Julie (Audrey Totter) after you. It looks like she has a mean right hook!
20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir
BORN TO KILL (1947) for the eye contact between Sam White (Lawrence Tierney) and Helen Brent (Claire Trevor) as they start something very unhealthy.
"You're strength, excitement, and depravity!" :))
17: Favorite film noir duo: Tie between Bogie and Bacall and Lake and Ladd.
18: Favorite noir MacGuffin: The Maltese Falcon, of course.
19. Favorite boxing noir: Easy for me to pick THE SET-UP as I do love it, but I'll go with THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956). Bogie's final film.
20. Favorite noir gambling scene: Mitchum helping the young kid out in HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951) Reminds me of CASABLANCA.
Great choices, @Dwayne !
A nice short on the film noirs of 1944.
While I have seen Phantom Lady (1944) and Woman In The Window (1944), I haven't bought them .... yet. They are actually hard to find at the moment. In any case, all of the films discussed here are on my (ever growing) personal list of essential noirs.
21. Name Your Favorite Film Noir Filmed Outside of the U.S.
A tie: RIFIFI (1955) and Le SAMOURAI (1967)
22. Name Your Favorite Musical Performance in a Film Noir
An under the radar selection: Frances Irvin from GUN CRAZY. Not a performance per se, but the scene is brilliant at underscoring the love 💘 between Bart and Laurie. I also could have gone with Mae Barnes’ “All Men Are Evil” from ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW – surely the national anthem of film noir. :D
23. Film Noir Actor that Stole Every Scene They Were In
The one and only ... Gloria Grahame. 😍
Even in this scene from the BIG HEAT that features Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin going mano a mano, her presence totally draws your attention. Framing? Yes .. but also star power (and the fact that she is Gloria Grahame).
24. Favorite Film Noir Poster
A tie – GUN CRAZY and GILDA (no lies detected on those BTW 😍😂)
25. Name Your Favorite Film Noir that Features a Boat
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN. The scene where Tierney’s Ellen Berent leads Danny (Darryl Hickman) to his doom. The red lipstick, the heart shaped glasses and that stare 😱; few images in classic noir are as iconic.
…… keep going Danny. I’m here for you! (NOT)
22. Name Your Favorite Musical Performance in a Film Noir: There are many but right now I'll go with Veronica in THIS GUN FOR HIRE.
23. Film Noir Actor that Stole Every Scene They Were In: Percy Helton.
24. Favorite Film Noir Poster:
25. Name Your Favorite Film Noir that Features a Boat
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN.