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For the Love of Film (Noir): The Mechanical Man of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953)

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Noir, Film Preservation, Out-of-Print-in-the-US, Unreleased to DVD
Feb 17, 2011
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John H. Auer‘s CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS is an odd hodgepodge of a film. It crosses noir with docudrama with the guardian angel film. Its villains, Hayes Stewart, Lydia Biddel, and Penrod Biddel, are far more compelling than the lead Johnny Kelly. He’s a cop dissatisfied with his life. His hardworking wife Kathy Kelly fears he’s distant due…

For the Love of Film (Noir): Christmas Holiday (1944)

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Noir, Out-of-Print-in-the-US
Feb 14, 2011
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Any holiday can bring out the worst in people, but Christmas Holiday really isn’t about the supposedly joyous season. It’s a noir, so how can it be? A soldier’s Christmas leave provides the frame for the story. He”s just been jilted by his sweetheart, and he’s angry, so angry that he has to call upon…

For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Preservation, Out-of-Print-in-the-US
Feb 1, 2011
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This month I’m participating in the For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon. I caught on to last year’s too late to participate, but eighty-one other film bloggers raised $30,000 in donations and matching funds for film preservation. Two early shorts were saved. This year’s beneficiary is the Film Noir Foundation. Headed by Eddie Muller,…

Le Schpountz (1938)

This weekend a cattle call was held for Steven Soderbergh’s new film Contagion. I thought about going and trying to be an extra. Then I read an article about Saturday’s casting session. Thousands of people showed up. All were hoping to be caught on camera a moment and thus be immortalized or at least earn…

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For the Love of Film (Noir): The Mechanical Man of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953)

For the Love of Film (Noir): Christmas Holiday (1944)

For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon

Le Schpountz (1938)