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The Scarf is a 1951 American film noir written and directed by Ewald André Dupont starring John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, James Barton, and Emlyn Williams. [1] The screenplay concerns a man who escapes from an insane asylum and tries to convince a crusty hermit, a drifting saloon singer, and himself that he is not a murderer.
The 9th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1951. That year's Golden Globes also marked the first time that the Best Picture category was split into Musical or Comedy , or Drama . A Place in the Sun won Best Motion Picture - Drama, while An American in Paris won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. [1] Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K ...
The Price of Fear is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman and starring Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Charles Drake and Gia Scala. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. [1]
Edwin Rolfe (September 7, 1909 – May 24, 1954) [1] was an American poet, journalist, Spanish Civil War veteran, and screenwriter. He has been dubbed "the poet laureate of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion" – the group of Americans who fought alongside the Spanish Loyalists against the Nazi-backed forces of Francisco Franco and his Nationalist faction.
The staff at Variety liked the film and wrote, "Whirlpool is a highly entertaining, exciting melodrama that combines the authentic features of hypnosis. Ben Hecht and Andrew Solt have tightly woven a screenplay [from a novel by Guy Endore] about the effects of hypnosis on the subconscious, but they, and Otto Preminger in his direction, have eliminated the phoney characteristics that might ...
The Thief is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Russell Rouse and starring Ray Milland. The film is noted for having no spoken dialogue; the only verbal communication present in the film is represented through closeup shots of two telegrams. [2]