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@vanstanwyck.bsky.social"Brass knucks ain't legal. I just carry my change the hard way."
The dialogue and slang in #TheDarkCorner have a snap and rhythm all of their own. Bernard C. Schoenfeld (CAGED, 1950) AND Jay Dratler (LAURA, 1944, PITFALL, 1948) adapted Rosten's story for the screen.
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@millerfilm.bsky.socialDay Drinking! Drink!
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialI'm collecting all callouts as we watch. :D
@patricknearyart.bsky.socialAccording to Flight of the Conchords they were the fourth most popular folk-rock duo in New Zealand.
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialIt's like finding buried noir treasure, it's so great.
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialMacDonald's command of the shadow and light of noir is masterful, and the way he engulfs Galt in darkness while White Suit follows him is a visual metaphor for how he is being hunted by unknown forces.
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@ladykdesigns.bsky.socialWilliam Bendix is a favorite #filmnoir actor who has starred in many noirs such as:
They Drive by Night ('40)
The Glass Key ('42)
The Blue Dahlia ('46)
Race Street ('48)
The Big Steal ('49)
Macao ('52)
Do you have a favorite?
@ladykdesigns.bsky.socialThe Elevated train is a presence; its cross ties and stairways act as a shadowy spider web, with perpetual noise contributing to Stevens' paranoia, whose office window is feet from the tracks.
The arcade sequence was filmed in Santa Monica, California.
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialCinematographer Joseph MacDonald made visual magic with Hathaway on noirs CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948), FOURTEEN HOURS (1951), and in vivid color in NIAGARA (1953). He did the same for PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953), which @ladykdesigns hosted at #TheNoirCollective watch party in May.
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@millerfilm.bsky.socialWow! Great opening theme.
@celluloidsoul.bsky.socialNote to self:
Do not follow someone while wearing bright white head to toe. Like even your hat-don't do it.
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@ctmillion.bsky.socialMirror reflection shot- Drink!
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialYou won't be disappointed. 🤞
@millerfilm.bsky.social"Lieutenant Reeves. Police Squad."
@stephaniemorrison.bsky.socialIf I had a handsome boss and he asked me to dinner after working all day the answer is always…
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