#TheAccused was a new one for me. People say that old movies have nothing to teach us about the current day, but the issues raised are still true today IMO. Thanks to #FilmNoirClub for introducing me to yet another through provoking film.

Great arguments by Warren. "The crime of fear." #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Is she calling herself an "old maid?" #FilmNoirCLub #TheAccused

Anybody getting "Tension" vibes? Maybe Warren knew that the violence would get a response out of Wilma. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Boxing! The *official* sport of film noir! #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Boy the causal sexism and poor decision making (on her part IMO) are killing me. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Pro tip for Bill: NEVER - and I mean never - write down your creepy thoughts. Not only do you remove all doubt, but the numerous run-on sentences .... 🧐 #FilmNoirCLub #TheAccused

"I got my doctor's bill this morning. THAT cured me!" 😂 #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

WOW, Robert Cummings is really young here (and he isn't spying on Frankie and Annette!). Seriously, Cummings had a really long and notable career in both film and TV. "I have to locate Bill." .... try looking for a dead guy. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Oh, this internal dialogue is great: "Everything that I've lived and worked for would be gone." She knows that technically she should have gone to the police, but the aftermath would be bad. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Not only is Bill a total jerk, but he's also not much of a driver. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

A drive-in Diner! #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Somehow Bill is reminding me of Nino from Double Indemnity. Brash and full of himself. #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

Nice look. Milton R. Krasner also did the cinematography for Scarlett Street (1945). #FilmNoirClub #TheAccused

And we go from #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai which questions the concept of duty and how it can be corrupted to a film that is .... something else. Not a big fan, so I'm calling it a night. Snowed in, I'll spend my Monday catching up on my noirs! Be safe everyone. #TCMParty

"What have I done?" The way Alec Guinness delivers that line. #TCMParty #TheBridgeOntheRiverKwai

Speaking of the bridge, Director Lean and crew actually built this thing and destroyed it in two takes (one aborted). Sometimes the old ways are the best. #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

... and tens of millions of little kids used their Lego blocks to build (and destroy) this bridge in the kitchen sink or bathtub. And I was one of them. 🤓 #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

"But there are times... when suddenly you realize you're nearer the end than the beginning. And [..], you ask yourself, what the sum total of your life represents. What difference your being there at any time made to anything or if it made any difference at all, really." This hits home. 😭 #TCMParty

Back in 2014, the New York City Film Forum had Geoffrey Horne as a guest during one their screenings of #TheBridgeOfTheRiverKwai. It was a complete sellout, but I managed to get a ticket. A glorious Sunday afternoon and at a critical point for me personally. He is still with us - age 92. #TCMParty

A chance for more scenes of a shirtless William Holden? #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

Albert Halsey? I had forgotten about the 2nd "Beatle" reference in this film. 😜 #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

This is Columbia's "We must have a woman and a bit of romance in this film" insertion. "All you need is love" - well his name is "Shears" or so he says. #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

New boss, same as the old boss. Oops. 😉 #TCMParty #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai

One of the points about #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai that I realized even as a youngster is Colonel Nicholson doesn't *have* to build a better bridge than his captors but he is determined to do just that. The "why" took longer for me to understand. #TCMParty

Useless film trivia #1923: #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai was filmed in Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). A decade later (before 2001 was in pre-production even), legendary science fiction writer Authur C. Clark left his native Great Britian and moved there for the rest of his life. #TCMParty

I'm happy that Alicia Malone noted that the actual writers of #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai (Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson) were awarded Oscars years later. IIRC, they were told that the "oversight" was going to be corrected (eventually) before they died, but the award was posthumously. #TCMParty

It isn't every classic movie that had school kids whistling. 🤓 You could always tell when this film had been on TV, as the next day before (and during) class tens of students did versions of the bogey march. #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #TCMParty

Here for at least some of an old favorite #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #TCMParty

That was superb. I've seen #RideThePinkHorse before, but it's been a while. 👍 Thanks to #FilmNoirClub for hosting this viewing and to Eddie Muller for giving us his insights. * *Of course, we're all in each other's debt as we learn about these films. Take care everyone, and be safe.

If nothing else, Pila may be able to earn some spare change telling her story in the years to come. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

Pancho: "We're born to be broke!" 😂 #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

"I got the money right here." No, no, No you don't. 😠 #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

The back and forth of Pancho getting beatdown, the music and the kids on the carousel is superb. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

"When you're young, everybody sticks knife in you." So many great lines in this. (PS: We oldsters also suffer the knife!) #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

"Don't wave the flag at me. I've seen enough flags!" Although noir often gets reduced to "tropes" in pop culture, lines like this reveal that these films deal with many complex issues. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

Hey Gagin, there is NOTHING wrong with Pila's hair. She's beautiful. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

But you *can* negotiate an NYC Pancho down to $2,800 ... a bargain! 😂 BTW: Pila's character is growing on me. The smile as she rides the "pink horse", priceless. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

Thomas Gomez (like Edmond O'Brien) has a habit of constantly showing in great film noirs. (His performance in "Force of Evil" is especially notable IMO) #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

He's "twenty minutes" (to borrow a quote)! 😂 #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkClub

Art Smith! Folks may remember him as Dix Steele's agent in #InALonelyPlace. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

Richard Gaines (of Double Indemnity) got what was coming to him. #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

I had a suitcase just like that many years ago (minus the gun!) #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

Even though a blizzard is pending, I can't miss this! #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

That was quite sweet. Love does conquer all (after all). FYI: Nelly's Folly was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1962 #TCMParty #NellysFolly #LooneyTunes

There is simply no way that I’m in the mood for #OnTheBeach (even the plot summary on wiki is depressing). Yet it isn't a bad film and was even remade in 2000 and starred Armand Assante and Rachel Ward in the roles made famous by Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. #TCMParty

Dub Taylor! #TCMParty #Them

That means - if the insect world has political leaders - they are *perfect* 😂 #TCMParty #Them

(Baby) SPOCK! #TCMParty #Them

YEAH! Pat is taking any of that macho BS. She has a job to do - how let her do it! #TCMParty #Them