#NoirChecklist for #FiveStepsToDanger:
-Drifter gets caught up in noiriness
-Mystery woman who might be truthful
-Wrongly accused couple on the run
-Wartime flashback
-Creepy evil psychiatrist
-It's a drifter noir, it's a road trip noir, it's a Cold War noir…
-Why not all three?
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Geez how would you even guess who to trust. I wouldn't trust anyone. #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Saved by… #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Western actor Ken Curtis
That's Ken "Festus" Curtis as the FBI agent in #FiveStepsToDanger, taking a break from John Ford movies. #TCMParty #SUTS
Imagine running into an aw shucks guy who decides to be this worried about you. Only in the movies. #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Wait, we went from a simple road trip noir to intercontinental ballistic missiles? #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty #SUTS
I'm enjoying the view from the side of a river for this whole talkie scene... #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
No one escapes from #FiveStepsToDanger! #TCMParty
Sterling Hayden is cracking me up in this movie. #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Wartime flashback- Drink!
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Klink Noir! #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty #SUTS
Again I ask: Why do people still hitchhike? There are a bunch of movies on why it’s a terrible idea. #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Sterling Hayden has pretty good luck with random women just approaching him out of the blue in #FiveStepsToDanger. But then, he's Sterling Hayden. #TCMParty #SUTS
The big boat they're driving in #FiveStepsToDanger looks like the Chrysler that seats about 20 that the B-52s took to the Love Shack. #TCMParty #SUTS
80 mile-an-hour rear projection– Drink!
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Jeanne Cooper and Werner Klemperer? This movie is a proto-Perry Mason episode! #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger #SummerUnderTheStars
When Harry Met Sally Rom-Noir #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger
"I guess men are always in season."
(They are when they're Sterling Hayden!)
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"I'm sorry, I though you were the mechanic."
"I'll speak to my tailor about that when I get back to town."
Talk about a Meet Cute!
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They really missed an opportunity by not showing the short The House In The Middle before this. #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty
Road Trip Noir! #FiveStepsToDanger #TCMParty #SUTS
He dropped his pole but it wasn’t in the lake.
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The long rod disappearing under the water… doesn’t auger well for a successful marriage #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger
Bob’s brother, John Mitchum was the deputy.
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The french horns!
Da da Da da!
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Richard Gaines is only slightly buffoonish here. But the toupée doesn’t help. #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger
pretty convinced Sterling Hayden said --cut that check.. give me my lines.. and you do not bother to explain the 'plot'.
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He can commandeer my helm anytime. #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger
Feeling charitable in this festive season! #TCMParty #FiveStepsToDanger
Tinker Tailor Santa Fe Spy.
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