Tonight on #NoirAlley shot from the perspective of Phillip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) it’s “Lady in the Lake” from 1947. He’s looking into a murder case. Audrey Totter is a story editor who may be a suspect. Jayne Meadows is also involved. With Lloyd Nolan. MGM. #FilmNoir #ChrimasNoir #TCMParty

“Touchez Pas au Grisbi” (1954) stars Jean Gabin, who just pulled off a daring heist of gold bars and just wants to enjoy the spoils of his hard work. But others are getting in his way including an ex-partner. With Jeanne Moreau, Rene Dary, Directed by Jacques Becker. Les Films Corona. #FilmNoir

As phony bills circulate throughout L.A Don DeFore works the case. He’s a detective in “Southside 1-1000” (1950) where a prisoner’s forgery plates are used to make money on the outside. The undercover cop meets Andrea King who has info. With George Tobias and Barry Kelley. King Bros. #FilmNoir

#Noirvember Challenge Day 30 asks for a favorite #filmnoir ending. I like “Mildred Pierce” from 1945. Veda’s (Ann Blyth) parents, Joan Crawford and Bruce Bennett, are with the police. Nearby, women scrub floors. Mildred’s hard work and dedication can’t save their kid from a murder rap. Warner Bros.

#Noirvember Challenge Day 28 A Favorite #FilmNoir You Watch Over and Over: “Scarlet Street” (1945) dir. by Fritz Lang. Mousy Edward G. Robinson is an amateur artist who’s fond of Joan Bennett. Dan Duryea gets her to fleece the mark for money. Walter Wanger Prod. @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

Day 26 #Noirvember Challenge - A favorite #neonoir is “Queen and Slim” (2019). On a first date, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith get caught up in a deadly crime. Soon, they’re on a cross country ride for their lives. With Chloë Sevigny and Flea. Dir. by Melina Matsoukas. Entertainment One.

#Noirvember Challenge Day 25 Favorite #FilmNoir Featuring A Boat: “The Lady From Shanghai” from 1947. She meets Orson Welles, a drifter, and gets him to join Everett Sloane (her husband) and his crew on a yacht trip. A deadly proposition unfolds. With Glenn Anders. Dir. by Welles. RKO.

#Noirvember Challenge Day 20 Favorite Gambling Scene in a #filmnoir is from “The Lady Gambles” (1949). Barbara Stanwyck rolls the dice while in Las Vegas with Robert Preston. The fun turns into a frenzy when casino owner Stephen McNally gives her credit and she gets in over her head. Universal.

#Noirvember challenge: Favorite #FilmNoir duo is Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. They were in nine movies together. A favorite is Three Strangers (1946) with Geraldine Fitzgerald. They share a lucky lottery ticket. One person places their plans to get rich quick in peril. Warner Bros.

Day 11 #NoirvemberChallenge A Favorite Bar Scene in a #FilmNoir is from 1949’s “D.O.A.” starring Edmond O’Brien. He stops in a bar with live music. After someone spikes his drink, he frantically searches for the culprit before it’s too late. Harry Popkin Productions. Thx @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

#Noirvember Day 10 Favorite Gloria Grahame #FilmNoir “The Big Heat” from 1953. Glenn Ford searches for thugs who killed his wife. Gloria Grahame is a moll for a guy he’s after. She’s the movie’s real star. Horrifically hurt, she’s determined to get the gangsters. Thanks @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

Day 6 #NoirvemberChallenge one of the coolest #FilmNoir characters is Victor Mature in “Cry of the City” (1948). He’s the calm, composed and self-assured Lt. Candella pursuing Martin Rome (Richard Conte) a cop killer on the run. Dir. by Robert Siodmak. 20th Century Fox. @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

Day 4 #NoirvemberChallenge Which #filmnoir feels ahead of its time? Night of the Hunter (1955). Directed by Charles Laughton and ethereal cinematography by Stanley Cortez. Robert Mitchum stalks Shelley Winters’ family. Lillian Gish knows he’s bad. United Artists. @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

Attention all you birds, mugs, dames, and Noiristas! The best month of the year starts now with my #Noirvember #FilmNoir Challenge. Join us every day and tag #NoirvemberChallenge to share your favorites. Special thank you to @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social for this year's artwork! #FilmSky

“The Arnelo Affair” (1947) has John Hodiak in the title role as a shady club owner. He likes Frances Gifford, the wife of associate George Murphy. She has reason to be nervous around her husband’s acquaintance. They soon get involved in a deadly incident. With Eve Arden. RKO. #FilmNoir

“Rififi” (1955) is considered one of the best heist films ever made. Directed by Jules Dassin (The Naked City, Night and the City) who plays one of four men on a daring jewel robbery. Things turn deadly as the search for loot leads to the doorsteps of those involved. Pathé Consortium. #FilmNoir

“El Vampiro Negro” (1953) is Nathán Pinzón, a man who preys on young girls. Club singer Olga Zubarry sees him in the shadows. Directed by Román Viñoly Barreto with cinematography by Aníbal González Paz. Thanks to @noirfoundation.bsky.social for the beautiful restoration. Flicker Alley. #filmnoir

A #FilmNoir feast Friday from #TCM @tcmtv.bsky.social with Murder, My Sweet, My Forbidden Past, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Bonnie and Clyde, and the marvelous Out of the Past (1947) with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Greer, the femme fatale they’re looking for. Warner Bros. #TCMParty

#NoirCity Chicago ends strong with dastardly dames. “Scarlet Street” (1945) is where Edward G. Robinson falls for Joan Bennett. But her pimp Dan Duryea has long con plans. Walter Wagner Prod. Thx @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social & @noirfoundation.bsky.social for a swell celebration of #filmnoir

Ray Milland is “Alias Nick Beal” (1949) for the penultimate night of #NoirCity Chicago. In the Faust story he tries to influence Thomas Mitchell, a good politician. Audrey Totter is on hand to corrupt the public servant. Paramount. From @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social and @noirfoundation.bsky.social

Tuesday’s double header at #NoirCity Chicago has “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” (1946). Barbara Stanwyck has a secret. Kirk Douglas won’t tell, but she’s unsure about Van Heflin. With Lizabeth Scott. Paramount. Presented by @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

“Dead Reckoning” (1947) is on the docket for Day Four of #NoirCity Chicago. Humphrey Bogart searches for a missing pal. He could be mixed up with Lizabeth Scott. She’s a shifty dame who’s playing him and gangster Morris Carnovsky. Columbia. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

Unfaithful & undeterred dames make their way into Day Three of #NoirCity Chicago. There’s “My True Story” (1951) followed by “Tension" (1949) with Richard Basehart as Audrey Totter’s husband who gets a new look when her boyfriend is killed @noirfoundation.bsky.social & @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

Women run the show on Day 2 of #NoirCity Chicago. There’s “Detour”(1945), “The Hot Spot” (1990), and “Out of the Past” (1947) where moll Jane Greer charms detective Robert Mitchum who’s tracking her down. There’s also $40K missing. RKO. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

#NoirCity Chicago opens tonight at the track with “The Grifters” (1990) and “The Killing” (1956) as Sterling Hayden leads a heist job with a $2M payoff. Elisha Cook, Jr. is part of the crew. His devious wife Marie Windsor doubts he can get pull it off. United Artists. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

A feast for Chicago #filmnoir fans starting this weekend playing @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social as the ladies shine in dark movies #NoirCityChicago chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

Ray Milland is fresh out of an asylum and in “Ministry of Fear” (1944) he gets caught up in a Nazi scheme. He wins a cake at a fete but others want it because secrets are literally baked into the dessert. A woman (Marjorie Reynolds) tries to help but may have bad connections. Paramount. #FilmNoir

Sterling Hayden shines in #SUTS starring in exceptional #FilmNoir selections on @tcmtv.bsky.social including The Killing, Crime Wave, 5 Steps to Danger and The Asphalt Jungle. In this noir gem, he’s Dix, a focused jewel thief. Remember: Crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor. #TCMParty

Drugs, dentists, hippies and homicides are at the center of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” from 2014. Joaquin Phoenix is Doc, a stoner detective. His friends get pulled into shady dealings with each other. With Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson and Martin Short. Ghoulardi Film Co. #neonoir

From 1961 “Schwarzer Kies” (“Black Gravel”) tells the story of ex-lovers (Ingmar Zeisberg, Anita Höfer) who reunite. She’s married to a serviceman. He’s a truck driver stealing the rock fragments. Locals and the military stationed in the town watch as police look into a disappearance. UFA. #neonoir

It’s a #FilmNoir Saturday night on #TCM with a slate of tense noirs including Intruder in the Dust (1950) and intense boxing dramas Killer’s Kiss (1955) & The Harder They Fall (1956) starring Humphrey Bogart as a sportswriter turned promoter worried about a very big, but very bad fighter. #TCMParty

“The Place Beyond the Pines” (2012) has Ryan Gosling as a stunt bank robber trying to provide for his lady (Eva Mendes) and child. A cop (Bradley Cooper) gets involved in his life. And his young son will be part of a violent reckoning. With Ray Liotta and Rose Byrne. Sidney Kimmel Prod. #neonoir

“The Steel Trap” (1952) stars Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten living the suburban dream. That’s not enough. As a banker he plots to crack a safe and escape with the money to Brazil. The plan includes a stop in New Orleans. She is horrified about the whole thing. 20th Century Fox. #FilmNoir

#BOTD in 1925 Farley Granger starred in a numerous noirs including this one airing tonight on @tcmtv.bsky.social “Side Street” from 1949. He’s a mild mannered mail carrier married to a pregnant Cathy O’Donnell. Desperate, he steals money but gets trouble returning it. MGM. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

“Count the Hours” (1953) stars Teresa Wright as the worried wife of John Craven, a migrant worker accused of murder. Macdonald Carey is the lawyer defending the man who says he’s innocent of the crime. With Jack Elam, Dolores Moran, and Adele Mara. Dir. by Don Siegel Benedict Bogeaus Prod. #FilmNoir

Three uncompromising noirs today on @TCM including Journey into Fear, Detour, and Armored Car Robbery. It has cop Charles McGraw looking for the criminals. William Talman is the ruthless brains behind the heist. Adele Jergens is involved. Directed by Richard Fleischer. From RKO. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

Did John Travolta hear a tire “Blow Out” (1981) or a gunshot? From Brian De Palma, a sound recorder gets mixed-up in the death of a presidential candidate. Nancy Allen was there. He explains a conspiracy theory and tries to solve the deadly mystery. With John Lithgow. Viscount Associates. #neonoir

Numerous #filmnoir offerings all day on @tcmtv.bsky.social including the classic “D.O.A” from 1950. Edmond O’Brien tells his strange story in flashbacks. In a race against time he looks for a person who slipped him a mickey. A clue: he goes to a “jive club” where trouble starts. #TCMParty

The “Drunken Angel” (1948) in this Akira Kurosawa #FilmNoir is Takashi Shimura. The alcoholic doctor reluctantly treats Toshiro Mifune, a yakuza with a gunshot wound and TB. The doctor despises his patient’s violent way of life. The yakuza is in danger because he’s sought by others Toho. #Yakuzanoir

#BOTD in 1903 Ted Tetzlaff was a famed cinematographer (“Notorious”) before getting into the director’s chair with “Riffraff” (1947) from RKO. Pat O’Brien is a PI hired to get oil well maps. Tetzlaff would go on to direct other noirs like “Johnny Alegro” (1949) and “The Window” from 1949. #FilmNoir

Jazz legend Miles Davis was #BOTD in 1926. The innovative and influential trumpeter composed the beautiful soundtrack to “Elevator to the Gallows” (1958) directed by Louis Malle. Lovers Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet plan a murder but things get complicated. Nouvelles Éditions de Films. #FilmNoir

It looks to be fantastic #FilmNoir Friday on @tcm with eight great selections throughout the day. Ted de Corsia is in three, including 1948’s “The Naked City.” It opens with happy nightclub goers, an overnight radio dj, and a model being murdered. Dir. by Jules Dassin. Mark Hellinger Prod. #TCMParty

#BOTD in 1917, Raymond Burr had a lengthy #filmnoir career portraying bad guys almost exclusively. In 1948’s “Raw Deal” an old accomplice (Dennis O’Keefe) breaks out of prison. But his life is in danger despite getting help from moll Claire Trevor and social worker Marsha Hunt. Eagle-Lion Films.

Directed by John Cassavettes “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976) is the story of Cosmo (Ben Gazzara) a burlesque club owner in deep for a lot of money. Mobsters tell him to take out a bookmaker to settle scores. But he just wants to give the audience a good show. Faces Distribution. #neonoir

Le deuxième souffle (1966) stars Lino Ventura as Gu, an escaped prisoner lured back into his former life of crime. While hiding out underworld crimes shadow Gu and his sister before he's asked to participate in a very lucrative heist. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. #neonoir #filmnoir #filmsky

#BOTD in 1915 Orson Welles made several noirs including “The Third Man,” “The Lady from Shanghai,” and “The Stranger” (1946) where he’s a Nazi fugitive married to Loretta Young. She doesn’t believe she’s with a monster. Edward G. Robinson tracks him down. Directed by Welles for RKO. #FilmNoir

#BOTD in 1907 Eve Arden steals every scene she’s in and “Mildred Pierce” (1945) is no exception. As Joan Crawford’s BFF she tries to warn the waitress-turned-restaurateur about her selfish daughter (Ann Blyth.) Mildred’s husband (Zachary Scott) is killed, so who did it? Warner Bros. #FilmNoir

#BOTD in 1878 the great Lionel Barrymore gets under the skin of Edward G. Robinson in 1948’s “Key Largo” directed by John Huston. A mob takes over a Florida motel. But those held captive aren’t going down without a fight. With Lauren Bacall and Thomas Gomez. Warner Bros. #FilmNoir

“The Long Goodbye” (1973) stars Elliot Gould in the Raymond Chandler story of a private detective in over this head. He goes out for cat food and returns to a friend in trouble. He may be involved in a murder. With Sterling Hayden. Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger briefly. Lion’s Gate. #neonoir #filmsky

“The Housemaid” (1960) is considered one of top greatest Korean films ever. A teacher (Kim Jin-Kyo) hires a student (Myung-Sook) to help his wife (Ju Jeung-ryu) and things change quickly for him and the family. The influential film was directed by Kim Ki-young. #neornoir #filmnoir #koreannoir