Dukenfield

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2 months ago

Bedelia (1946) Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chan...

Last nights first watch #film was the British 'black widow' crime #thriller Bedelia (Lance Comfort, 1946)
starring Margaret Lockwood & with Ian Hunter and Barry K. Barnes

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#40sFilm #FortiesCinema #blackandwhitefilm #midcenturycinema

Dukenfield

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3 months ago

Springfield Rifle (1952) Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war ...

Last nights first watch #film was the fairly routine #western Springfield Rifle (US, 1952)

Massively improved by the stylish direction of André de Toth and a very strong central performance by Gary Cooper.

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#SnowWestern #50sFilm #FiftiesCinema #midcenturycinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

3 months ago

Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.

Last nights first watch #film was Robert Aldrich's gritty drama Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)

with Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler and Martine Carol

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#50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #FiftiesCinema

Annie

@badgrgrl21.bsky.social

3 months ago

Such groovy people - ❤️ #midcenturycinema

Dukenfield

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1 year ago

The Halliday Brand (1957) Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

Last night's #film was the gritty #western set drama The Halliday Brand (US, 1957)
with Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors & Ward Bond

very well directed by Joseph H. Lewis.

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#50sCinema #blackandwhitefilm #midcenturycinema #FiftiesFilm
#movienight

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Chicago Confidential (1957) In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

Last night's #film was the tough crime drama Chicago Confidential (Sidney Salkow, US 1957)
with Brian Keith, Beverly Garland and Elisha Cook

#FiftiesFilm #midcenturycinema #blackandwhitefilm #50sFilm
#movienight

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Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Vice Squad (1953) A Los Angeles police captain (Edward G. Robinson) ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank robbery, all in a day.

Last night's #film was the entertaining crime drama Vice Squad (US, 1953)
with Edward G. Robinson and Paulette Goddard

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#FiftiesFilm #blackandwhitefilm #midcenturycinema #50sCinema
#movienight

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Crime of Passion (1956) Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes h...

Last night's #film was the cracking #noir Crime Of Passion (1956)
with Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden and Raymond Burr all on top form and splendidly directed by Gerd Oswald.

Rattling good fun!

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#50sFilm #midcenturycinema #blackandwhitefilm #movienight

Dukenfield

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1 year ago

Top Gun (1955) A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.

Last night's #film was the #western adventure Top Gun (Ray Nazarro, US 1955)
with Sterling Hayden, William Bishop and Karin Booth

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#50sFilm #midcenturycinema #blackandwhitefilm #FiftiesCinema #movienight

Dukenfield

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1 year ago

The Lone Gun (1954) Cruze arrives in town and when he stands up to the three Moran brothers, he gets appointed Marshal. First the brothers kill a rancher while framing another man. But when the jailer is murdered, Cruze ...

Last night's #film was the entertaining #western The Lone Gun (Ray Nazarro, US 1954)
with George Montgomery and a subdued role for the normally electric Dorothy Malone.
Good support work from Frank Faylen & Neville Brand.

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#cinema #midcenturycinema #50sFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) Thriller starring Van Johnson and Vera Miles. Blind playwright Phillip Hannon overhears a kidnap and murder being planned, but when he approaches the

Freeview (UK) #film of the day :

Henry Hathaway's thriller 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956 98 mins.)
starring Van Johnson and Vera Miles.

[Film 4 15.55 & +1]

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#50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #fifties

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Apology for Murder (1945) Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another bus...

Last night's #film was the undercooked #noir Apology For Murder (US 1945)
with Hugh Beaumont and Ann Savage

An unapologetic Double Indemnity knock-off that needed a LOT more work!

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#40sFilm #blackandwhitefilm #MidCenturyCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Prowler (1951) Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

Last night's #flm was Joseph Losey's excellent dark thriller The Prowler (US 1951)
with Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes (and a voice cameo by Dalton Trumbo!)
A young Robert Aldrich was the assistant director

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#50sFilm #FlmNoir #blackandwhitefilm #MidCenturyCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Broken Lance (1954) Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt...

Last nights #film was Edward Dmytryk's spiky #western take on King Lear, Broken Lance (US, 1954)
with Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark & Katy Jurado

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#50sFilm #midcenturycinema #Cinemascope #FiftiesCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

A Man Escaped (1956) A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

Last night's #film was Robert Bresson's excellent claustrophobic thriller Un Condamné à Mort s'est échappé (1956)

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#50sCinema #blackandwhitefilm #MidCenturyCinema #FiftiesFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Lady Gambles (1949) When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the…

Last nights #film was the dark melodrama The Lady Gambles (Mark Gordon, US 1949)
with an immense performance by Barbara Stanwyck & great support from the always excellent Stephen McNally

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#40sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #FortiesCinema

Dukenfield

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1 year ago

An Act of Murder (1948) A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.

Last nights film was the dark melodrama An Act Of Murder (Michael Gordon, US 1948)
with Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks and Edmond O'Brien

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#FortiesFilm #40sFilm #blackandwhitefilm #MidCenturyCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

A Woman's Vengeance (1948) A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

Last nights #film was Zoltan Korda's dark melodrama A Woman’s Vengeance (1948)
with Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy & Cedric Hardwicke

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#40sFilm #FilmNoir #MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #FortiesFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Time Out of Mind (1947) The son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career in music.

Last night's #film was Robert Siodmak's dark melodrama Time Out of Mind (US, 1947)
with Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton, the remarkable Ella Raines & Eddie Albert

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#MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #40sFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Lady on a Train (1945) While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a…

Last night's #film was the charming Lady on a Train (US, 1945) an unusual mix of comedy and #FilmNoir (with musical numbers!)
starring Deanna Durbin with Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce & The Great Dan Duryea.

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#blackandwhitefilm #40sFilm #MidCenturyCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Deported (1950) The real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized and slightly crackbrained crime drama. Jeff Chandler plays the Luciano counterpart, who once he arrives…

Last night's #film was Robert Siodmak's odd little crime thriller/romance DEPORTED (US, 1950)
shot in some beautiful sunny Italian locations and starring Jeff Chandler & Märta Torén with a nice cameo by Marina Berti

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#FilmNoir #50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

1 year ago

Naked Alibi (1954) Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the…

Last night's #film was the neat little #noir Naked Alibi (Jerry Hopper, US 1954)
with the dependable Sterling Hayden and the extraordinary Gloria Grahame

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#FilmNoir #50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #FiftiesFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

Abilene Town (1946) Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to…

Last night's #film was the #western Abilene Town (Edwin L. Marin, US 1946)
with the reliable Randolph Scott and the sensational Ann Dvorak; strong support from Rhonda Fleming and Edgar Buchanan

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#MidCenturyCinema #blackandwhitefilm #40sFilm

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Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

The Crimson Kimono (1959) A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1998.

Last nights #film was Sam Fuller's remarkable crime drama The Crimson Kimono (US, 1959)

starring Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett and James Shigeta but also with a scene-stealing turn from Anna Lee

#FiftiesFilm #MidCenturyCinema #SamuelFuller #50sFilm

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Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

House of Wax (1953) A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in…

Last night's #film was Andre De Toth's Gothic #horror House of Wax (US, 1953)
with Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk & Carolyn Jones

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#50sCinema #MidCenturyCinema #AndreDeToth #FiftiesFilm

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

Hollywood Story (1951) A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life…

Last night's #film was William Castle's flimsy but entertaining nor-ish thriller Hollywood Story (US 1951)
with Richard Conte, Julie Adams and Richard Egan

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#50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #FilmNoir #50sCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

Framed (1947) Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they��...

Last night's #film was the crime #noir Framed (Richard Wallace, US 1947)
with Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan & Edgar Buchanan

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#FortiesFilm #MidCenturyCinema #40sCinema

Dukenfield

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2 years ago

Masterson of Kansas (1954) Western lawman Bat Masterson sets out to prove a man standing trial for murder is innocent.

Last night's #film was William Castle's routine #western Masterson of Kansas (US, 1954) starring workmanlike George Montgomery and Nancy Gates but enlivened by James Griffith's scene-stealing turn as Doc Holliday.

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#fifties #Technicolor #MidCenturyCinema #50sCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

The Nevadan (1950) A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

Last night's #film was the routine #western The Nevadan (Gordon Douglas, US 1950)
starring the reliably good Randolph Scott with excellent support from Dorothy Malone and Forrest Tucker.

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#fifties #film #MidCenturyCinema #50sCinema

Dukenfield

@dukenfield.bsky.social

2 years ago

Review of ‘The Indian Fighter’ (1955) ★★★½ The first film to be produced by Douglas' own Bryna Productions is also one of the first to offer a revisionist view of some of the accepted genre cliches. Douglas' Johnny Hawks is ostensibly a…

Last night's #film rewatch was Andre De Toth's gorgeous looking #cinemascope #western The Indian Fighter (US, 1955)

with Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau and Diana Douglas

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#50sFilm #MidCenturyCinema #FiftiesCinema