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Strange Illusion is a 1945 film noir. Loosely inspired by Hamlet, it was envisioned as a modern crime film. It was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starred Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. According to noir historian Spencer Selby the film is "a stylish cheapie by the recognized master of stylish cheapies." [1]
[3] Writing in The Crime Films of Anthony Mann, Alvarez says, "Irrespective of his reservations and despite its unsatisfying conclusion, the picture is an ingenious and frenzied little thriller". [4] William Darby, who wrote Anthony Mann: The Film Career , said that the film "uneasily moves between film noir and woman's picture with the latter ...
Here are the best movies about dreams and nightmares, including 'Last Night in Soho' and 'Inception.' Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
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.
The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist, is a 1948 American horror thriller film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus with cinematography by John Alton. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography Painting with Light (1949).
The tone of film noir is generally regarded as downbeat; some critics experience it as darker still—"overwhelmingly black", according to Robert Ottoson. [223] Influential critic (and filmmaker) Paul Schrader wrote in a seminal 1972 essay that "film noir is defined by tone", a tone he seems to perceive as "hopeless". [224]
Weird Woman is a 1944 noir-mystery horror film, and the second installment in The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Lon Chaney Jr. , Anne Gwynne , and Evelyn Ankers .
Night and the City at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films; Night and the City at IMDb; Night and the City at the TCM Movie Database; Night and the City: In the Labyrinth an essay by Paul Arthur at the Criterion Collection; Night and the City Archived 7 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine essay by author Geoff Mayer at Film Noir of the Week.