Red River
I have always found the westerns of Howard Hawks to be sentimental and the westerns of John Ford more nostalgic by comparison. This juxtaposition is only necessary because in my… Read more »
Tag: 1940s
The Body Snatcher
I’m not the biggest fan of Robert Wise, but I do love The Set-Up (1949) and The Body Snatcher (1945). While The Set-Up sits comfortably in the Noir cannon, The… Read more »
Bill & Coo
“What the fuck is this!?!” was my friend’s first response when I showed him Dean Riesner’s Bill & Coo (1948) back in 2010. It seems to be the reaction most… Read more »
The Strange Woman
I didn’t really immerse myself in the work of Edgar G. Ulmer till late in 2012 after reading Todd McCarthy’s indispensable The Kings Of The Bs. This was the fourth… Read more »
Bathing Beauty
I have no clue when I first saw Bathing Beauty (1944). It had to have been after Albert Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon but around the same time as Robert Siodmak’s… Read more »
The Show Off
In 1947 and 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer produced two low budget comedy vehicles for contract star Red Skelton. The first of these was The Show Off directed by Harry Beaumont and the… Read more »
Kiss The Blood Off My Hands
It is relatively easy today to discover a film. It is certainly far easier today than it was when I was growing up. Online streaming platforms such as the CriterionChannel… Read more »
Bluebeard
“John Carradine was a person, like Arthur Kennedy, I could hang onto. He knew what we were trying to do. Yah, it (Bluebeard) was a very lovely picture.”-Edgar G. Ulmer… Read more »
By Night With Torch & Spear
Joseph Cornell is best remembered for his work with assemblage, often manifesting these works in neat wooden boxes. Cornell’s fascination with the mundane every day objects of his pieces derive… Read more »
I Walk Alone
Byron Haskin’s third directorial effort, I Walk Alone (1948), is significant for a number of reasons. It was the first time the director would team with leading man Burt Lancaster… Read more »
