The Film Noir Thread - Beyond Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 9:23 PM Yup, "In a Lonely Place" was certainly Nicholas Ray's masterpiece. Actually I think this film transcends Film Noir as it doesn't have the standard noir iconography. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart (playing his real-life nasty self ?) as well as one of the leading ladies of Noir, Gloria Grahame. Grahame was married to Nicholas Ray and their story is one which would make a great Noir. Grahame winds up seducing Ray's 13-year-old son from a previous marriage. Ten years later (after having divorced Nicholas Ray) she marries her former step-son !! Here's a picture of Gloria in Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat". I love her line "You know, Bertha, we're sisters under the mink" as she plugs the blackmailing wife of a dead corrupt cop. Her face gets scalded with hot coffee earlier in the film by gangster Lee Marvin (in one of his first major roles). [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-09-20 21:50 ]

Yup, "In a Lonely Place" was certainly Nicholas Ray's masterpiece. Actually I think this film transcends Film Noir as it doesn't have the standard noir iconography. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart (playing his real-life nasty self ?) as well as one of the leading ladies of Noir, Gloria Grahame.

Grahame was married to Nicholas Ray and their story is one which would make a great Noir. Grahame winds up seducing Ray's 13-year-old son from a previous marriage. Ten years later (after having divorced Nicholas Ray) she marries her former step-son !!

Here's a picture of Gloria in Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat". I love her line "You know, Bertha, we're sisters under the mink" as she plugs the blackmailing wife of a dead corrupt cop. Her face gets scalded with hot coffee earlier in the film by gangster Lee Marvin (in one of his first major roles).

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-09-20 21:50 ]

Post #484379 by JOHN-O on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 9:23 PM