Nov. 21: Who Is My Noir Favorite: Lauren Bacall, Veronica Lake, Barbara Stanwyck, Lizbeth Scott or Claire Trevor? For me, the answer turned on the word noir. As wonderful all of these actors are, I think Lizbeth Scott appeared in more fine noir films.

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2019-11-21

Day 19 Noir that Starred Actor Not Known for the Genre: Murder, My Sweet starred Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe. At the time Powell was known as a song and dance man in various musicals with Ruby Keeler. He went on to make a handful of fine noir films.

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2019-11-19

Nov 1: Example of “proto-Film noir”: Three on a Match (1932) packs lots of noir elements into 63 minutes including blackmail, drug use and kidnapping. The amazing cast includes Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, Warren William and Humphrey Bogart.

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2019-11-01