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Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles .
Lizabeth Virginia Scott (born Emma Matzo; September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) [1] [2] was an American actress, singer and model for the Walter Thornton Model Agency, [3] known for her "smoky voice" [4] and being "the most beautiful face of film noir during the 1940s and 1950s". [5]
A list of American films released in 1940. American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO, Columbia, Universal and United Artists. Other significant production and distribution companies included Republic, Monogram and PRC.
American actress Veronica Lake (1922 - 1973), UK, 25th April 1969. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ... Why did Veronica Lake, 1940s film noir star, die in ...
Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress.Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942).
Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 [1] – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star [2] appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance.
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The actor Humphrey Bogart made his most renowned films in this decade. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and Orson Welles's Citizen Kane were released. Citizen Kane made use of matte paintings, miniatures and optical printing techniques. [1] The film noir genre was ...