Gloria Grahame, a #FilmNoir legend. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Crossfire. What's your favorite of her roles? 📽️ The Big Heat ('53) Sudden Fear ('52) Odds Against Tomorrow ('59) Crossfire ('47 In a Lonely Place ('50) Human Desire ('54) #WomenInNoir

Gene Tierney. The iconic beauty. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for Leave Her to Heaven ('45). What's your favorite of her roles: Laura '44 Leave Her to Heaven '45 Night and the City '50 Where the Sidewalk Ends '50 Whirlpool '50 #WomenInNoir

Cinematographer George E. Diskant. He is known for #FilmNoir They Live by Night, Port of New York, The Racket, On Dangerous Ground, The Narrow Margin, Beware, My Lovely, and Kansas City Confidential. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

Ann Sheridan, #filmnoir icon who starred in so many of the genre classics. Do you have a favorite: They Made Me a Criminal '39 They Drive by Night '40 City for Conquest '40 Castle on the Hudson '40 Nora Prentiss '47 The Unfaithful '47 Woman on the Run '50 #WomenInNoir

Ethel Lina White was a British crime writer whose '33 novel, The Wheel Spins, became Hitchcock’s film The Lady Vanishes, and an earlier novel, Some Must Watch, became Robert Siodmak's #filmnoir The Spiral Staircase. #WomenInNoir #WomensHistoryMonth

Rita Hayworth is best known for her performance in the '46 #filmnoir Gilda, in which she played the iconic #femmefatale in her first major dramatic role. She was also in the genre classic The Lady from Shanghai '47. #WomenInNoir

Celebrating #botd for Sterling Hayden. 🥳 Actor, author, sailor, and decorated Marine Corps officer in WWII. Known for The Asphalt Jungle, The Killing, and as General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove. Do you have a favorite Hayden #filmnoir?

. Russell Metty Film Noir Cinematographer 𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡❜𝗦 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 (𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟴) Here's a link to my #RussellMetty #cinematography list: letterboxd.com/wahrhaftig/l... #FilmNoirClub 🗝 #FilmNoir 🕵 #FeministFilmNoir ♀ #FilmSky 🍿 #WatchParty 🥳 .

In the opening scene of A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE, Charles Boyer towers contemptuously over a woman who is about to die. In this scene, a vengeful woman towers over him, as he is about to die. Powerful narrative book-ending. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

Literary & visual metaphors collide. Janet’s sunglasses had helped her avoid the harsh reality of her actions. Now, as the doctor chips away at her defenses, Metty repeatedly plunges her face into shadow, as if the darkness she hid behind has begun to consume her. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

Jessica Tandy is killing it in this (nice glasses too). #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

The lighting in this storm scene -- the silhouettes, the whiteness of the tempest outside, the spot on Jessica Tandy's face, the half-black profiles -- is stunning. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

The trees are “rising, struggling to get free.” Director Korda and cinematographer Metty stage a stunning thunderstorm: unleashing nature as a metaphor for Janet herself, who is also “struggling to get free” – from the sexual repression that has ruled her life. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

We don't see Charles Boyer's face when he sees his dead wife, so we are left to add our own context. I love the ambiguity in staging this in a distant wide shot. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

. Made a Letterbox list with links to Ann Blyth films yesterday. It has links to 13 films as of now, since we're watching Á̴͍̼̟͌̐ W̵̞̟̠̓̔̚O̸̫̞͉͐͆̓M̵̠͚͓̔͝A̸̫̪̻̔́̐N̵̠̺̾̕͝'̸̪͉͉͑̽̈́S̵͔̼̺̽̽̕ V̸͚͙̾́͜͠E̴͙̝̻̽͐̕N̴̪̻͆̓̽͜G̵̢̞̞͌͌̈́E̸̞̪̙͌͑͠A̴̘̘̽͋̓N̵̼͎͔͑̀͐C̴̢̻͕̀͊͠E̸̞̞͓͒̾͝ (̴̫͍͉͋͛̕1̸̼̫͙̈́͒̽9̸͍̺̽͊͑4̵̦̻̘̈́͊͝8̵͍̺̠̾̽͝)̵̢̠͖͒͋ We decided to watch KISMET (1955) next: 💖 💗 Ann Blyth 💗💖 letterboxd.com/wahrhaftig/l... #FilmNoirClub 🗝 #FilmNoir 🕵 #FeministFilmNoir ♀ .

"I'm the ideal husband." I mean, if you have to say it... #FilmNoirClub

Ann Blyth as Doris Mead Best remembered for her Oscar-nominated turn as Veda in Mildred Pierce, she alternated between melodrama and light comedy before winding up at MGM in a host of dreary operettas. In the ‘70s, she served as a spokesperson for Hostess cupcakes. #FilmNoirClub #AWomansVengeance

Here for the #FilmNoirClub watch party of A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE (1948) hosted by the indelible @tommykrasker.bsky.social! 📽️ #FIlmNoir #FilmSky

ONE HOUR till the #FilmNoirClub watch party of A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE (1948), with its incisive script by Aldous Huxley, and a performance by Jessica Tandy that I consider among the finest committed to film. Join us. 😊 Link to watch: archive.org/details/a-wo... Use hashtag #FilmNoirClub

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A notable film critic for Time magazine ranked Ann Savage's portrayal of Vera #6 on his list of the "Top 25 Greatest Villains" in cinema history for #filmnoir Detour (1945). 📽️ Is Vera the scariest? #WomenInNoir #FilmSky

📣Calling all members of #WidmarkWednesday! #FilmNoir #ClassicFilm #RichardWidmark

Jane Greer is best known as #femmefatale Kathie Moffat in the classic #filmnoir Out of the Past ('47), but she was also in: The Big Steal ('49), The Outfit ('73), Against All Odds ('84) #WomenInNoir

Don't miss this one Noirista's! ⬇️ EVERYONE WELCOME #FilmNoirClub

Mildred Pierce. Women-led #filmnoir features an incredible cast including Ann Blyth, Eve Arden, and Joan Crawford (who won Best Actress Oscar). In '96, it was deemed "culturally significant" and selected for the US Library of Congress. #WomenInNoir #WomensHistoryMonth

Linda Darnell is best known for her portrayal of Stella alongside Dana Andrews in Preminger's #filmnoir classic Fallen Angel ('45), she also stars in Hanover Square '(45), and No Way Out ('50). #WomenInNoir

Lauren Bacall with that sultry voice...Slim brought an iconic look and dynamic half to that iconic #FilmNoir power couple. She shines in the Bogie/Bacall trifecta, which is your favorite... The Big Sleep ('46) Dark Passage ('47) Key Largo ('48) #WomenInNoir #WomensHistoryMonth

Mood: walking into #spring like Rita Hayworth in 🎥 Gilda (1946). The film has gained cult classic status and was selected to the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". #filmnoir

#filmnoir #filmsky #moviesky Robert Ryan as mobster Nick Scanlon, w/ his MacGuffin snappy apple, and a snappy tie. The Racket, 1951 Costume designer, Michael Woulfe

Neon from Mildred Pierce (1945) #FilmNoir

FYI, www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20... #FilmNoirClub

Veronica Lake was best known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle and #femmefatale roles in 3 iconic #filmnoir with Alan Ladd during the 40s. Which is your favorite? This Gun for Hire ('42) The Glass Key ('42) The Blue Dahlia ('46) #WomenInNoir #WomensHistoryMonth

#FilmNoirClub returns next Wed. I’m hosting A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE (1948), in which screenwriter Aldous Huxley wonders: what if the treatment of women in the ‘40s didn’t make them more reserved, or isolated, or even self-reliant? What if it made them – fit to kill? Link: archive.org/details/a-wo...

Now that you've seen the film, watch Eddie Muller's #NoirAlley Outro of On Dangerous Ground. #FilmNoirClub

THE END Thank you, #FilmNoirClub friends 🗝️ and everyone for joining me for a favorite #FilmNoir to help celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth! It was such fun to watch this one with all you birds, mugs, and dames...till next time, have a wonderful week!

Robert Ryan's hint of a smirk here is Oscar worthy. It conveys what might have required pages of dialogue. #OnDangerousGround #FilmNoirClub

Film historians often cite this movie as a bridge between classic film noir and psychological drama, showing how crime stories could focus more on character transformation than just solving the case. #WomensHistoryMonth #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

The ending offers something rare for film noir: redemption. Wilson returns to Mary, no longer the same man who left the city. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

Ida Lupino. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #WomensHistoryMonth

The emotional shift in the film—from violence to compassion—mirrors director Nicholas Ray’s recurring theme: outsiders searching for redemption. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #WomensHistoryMonth

At the time, studios tightly controlled what could be depicted. The Filmakers operated outside the studio system, producing low-budget films that tackled controversial themes like Mental health, Sexual violence, Bigamy, Unwed motherhood, topics considered risky #FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #WomensHistoryMonth

The Filmakers was a small, influential indie production company in late-40s Hollywood. Created by Ida Lupino (actor, writer, director) and Collier Young (screenwriter and producer). Their goal was to make socially conscious films that big studios wouldn't touch. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #WomensHistoryMonth

Mary's character is strong, independent, proud, loving, and fiercely wanting to retain some semblance of life before she lost her sight. She is also lonely and scared. While her arc is not the same as Ryan's, it's an equally important journey and discovery. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️ #WomensHistoryMonth

There is no doubt that Ryan's performance is incredible, but I also want to celebrate Ida's performance as the emotional glue that holds this #filmnoir together. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

Critics have said the film’s structure feels like two different movies: a brutal urban #filmnoir in the first half and a quiet psychological drama in the second. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

Wilson begins to change. For the first time, he hesitates before violence. Mary’s humanity forces him to confront his own. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

On Dangerous Ground marked one of Ryan’s most emotionally layered roles, shifting from rage and violence in the city to introspection and compassion in the mountains. #FilmNoirClub 🗝️

Sumner Williams as Danny Malden is Nicholas Ray's nephew. #FilmNoirClub

Director Nicholas Ray was known for emotionally intense characters on the edge of violence. On Dangerous Ground is one of his earliest explorations of that theme, years before he directed Rebel Without a Cause. FilmNoirClub 🗝️