"When I think of what we mean by the phrase 'film noir,' chances are THIS is the film I'm thinking about. It’s got everything encompassed by 'noir:' deep and telling shadows, an inescapable past leading to a bitter doom, and the most fatal of femmes fatale. Robert Mitchum’ Jeff Bailey is the very model of a morally compromised noir hero, one who is tangled in the web of a criminal past, one whose easy morals lead him into a downward spiral. The film builds him out of shadows and into shadows he is consigned."
~ Christianne Benedict
Coming tomorrow at 7:00 PM: a world cinema favorite that’s guaranteed to do a number on your tear ducts.
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