Osborne's outro to #TheFallenIdol is shorter, and focuses on how easily adapted to the screen Graham Greene's work is.

This movie was a treat: a kind of Rashomon including a kid's naive POV. Reminded me of the Council of Fili chapter in War & Peace.

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So #OddManOut has inspired me to do an imprompt #CarolReed festival on this chilly Sunday. Next up, #TheFallenIdol, free on Kanopy!

11 years ago, in his TCM intro, #RobertOsborne told of Reed's secret for directing children: cue them himself.

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It was talked about by Eddie and his guest during the intro that some people prefer "The Fallen Idol" over "The Third Man." I can't even begin to imagine that myself, but still.

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I would have enjoyed #theFallenIdol much more if my DVR description didn't say that the boy fingered Baines

Especially when they showed such a beautiful copy of it tonight.

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Loved seeing
#TheFallenIdol tonight and hearing the nitrate discussion about it with @eddiemuller.bsky.social and the projectionist Ben Tucker. Great film noir from director Carol Reed, beautiful to look at, and how I love Ralph Richardson and Bobby Henry's wonderful performances in it.
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It was fine, but I can't imagine people favoring "The Fallen Idol" over "The Third Man," personally.

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Carol Reed’s #TheFallenIdol switches from marital drama via an impressionable young boy’s perspective into a suspense examining the loss of innocence - and it’s masterfully executed. Bobby Henrey’s performance is a draw, as is Georges Périnal’s cinematography. #TCMParty
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The kid just needs another pet snake. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

I would rank The Third Man and Odd Man Out above #TheFallenIdol. But all three are absolutely worth seeing. #TCMParty

Honestly, the movie was more frustrating than anything else, but that might be the intention. I think it pales in comparison to Night of the Hunter when it comes to children noir. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

Said the same thing myself. Out loud. In a room by myself. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

Oddly enough #TheFallenIdol is currently unavailable on physical media (DVD or Blu-Ray) in the US.
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This was one I was not expecting to really like! #TheFallenIdol #TCMParty

That was quite good.
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Thank GOD no one was listening to poor Phile by the end 🫠 #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

This kid is going to need some major therapy #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

And suddenly, we notice the overturned flowerpot.

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This kid better get a good lawyer. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

This clock must be wound, your police inquiry be damned!

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Hell it would have been cooler if Phillip killed Mrs. Baines. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

Yes..which adds all the more to the delicate layers here as we watch and worry..because we care about Baines and Phil so. #TheFallenIdol #TCMParty

How do you get the job of drawing chalk outlines around bodies at crime scenes? I’ve always wondered that. #TheFallenIdol #TCMParty

So far Rose, the neighborhood floozy who hangs around at the police station, is the nicest character in #TheFallenIdol.
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A lot of needless lies in this business. #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

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This is so frustrating! ^PG #TCMParty #TheFallenIdol

#NoirChecklist for #TheFallenIdol:

-Horribly imperious housemaid/wife
-Henpecked hubby driven perhaps a BIT too far
-Illicit affair
-Big creepy house
-Precocious kid who gets in the way
-Pet murder
-Spouse murder?
-More Dutch angles than a Rotterdam geometry class

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And we just polished the floors!

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