Andy stopped by to watch a little television with me.
All right! “Noir Alley” time! This one has Raft and Mayo and Morgan and Burr! It ought to be pretty good.
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That movie was…um…pretty goofy, though Raymond Burr’s character turns out to be the bad guy, of course.
In the process of running from the George Raft character, with lots of bullets zinging everywhere till Burr empties his gun, Burr tries to evade capture by climbing onto an electric sign advertising Raft’s character’s trucking firm. It is raining cats and dogs and it is night because it is a noir film after all!
The finale is obvious, yet it turns out Burr’s character steps into an electrifried puddle, is electrocuted, and Raft pontificates about the Bible verse having to do with vengeance being Gxd’s business, not his. Of course, the whole film was about Raft trying to track down his brother the priest’s killer before the police could so he could kill the son of a female dog first!
I think Andy had the right idea on this film.
Was this the movie “Red Light?” The one where the plot partly centered around a stolen Gideon Bible? I saw it centuries ago (well it feels like it) at some noir film festival at an old art deco theater. I bought a festival ticket for $20, which seemed outrageous at the time, particularly since a lot of the movies were on unrestored film and had a number of pops and glitches: but now that I’m older, I appreciate the artsy nuances in those movies and wished I had been more patient and watchful as a 20-something. That movie was a little strange, though, especially the relationship between the “hero” and the female lead. I don’t think male directors knew what to do with the strong women in noir films.
Yes, that’s the film! In agree about male directors and strong female characters. Then you have Ida Lupino as strong female character and director, whose films were super!
Pacha chat 🙂 amitiés
J’ai dû chercher Pacha. Le mieux que j’ai pu comprendre, c’est qu’Andy est un chat du monde ! Vous avez peut-être raison !
Doug
I remember Raymond Burr from Ironsides. Noir film I am not so keen on myself. I’m with Andy. 🙂
I remember Burr as Perry Mason first if all, so seeing him as a bad guy in noir films was hard initially. The actor who played the DA in Perry Mason also was a bad guy in many noir films, making thst another adjustment for me.
Doug
Perry Mason – that was the other show. I could not remember the name of it.
Andy knows! Great description of the movie, there, Dog.
Thanks! I barely touched on the plot, which was bizarre e en for noir films.
Doug
I used struggle years ago with them Doug. Hehe!
Andy practically INVENTED Noir! He is Fifty Shades of Noir!
Lol! Good observation!
Doug
He’s entitled to have his own taste.
Um…his favorite video is one with wiggly strings coming and going across thr screen…. LOL!
Doug
we agree… if the furkid sleeps we can trust them and better watch a different movie LOL
How true! Maybe Andy should do.movie reviews in a separate blog!
Doug
It makes purrfect sense that a black kitty would have extra insight into noir. I love the atmosphere in those movies, but I guess they can’t all be good.
I think most of them were meant to be the second or B movie in double features. They can be very good or plain stinkers. As a former US Army motion picture photographer, I get a kick out of how shots are staged and how that affects or supports the story.
Doug