Had it not been for the Production Code I, the Jury (1953) would have been the best-ever Mickey Spillane film adaptation. It's still pretty good - Peggie Castle sizzles, John Alton’s cinematography is superb. See it.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/06/i-jury-1953.html

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– We're not here to play dominoes.

#OnThisDate, December 30, Canon City (Crane Wilbur, 1948) is the #FilmDuJour. #CraneWilbur #USA #ScottBrady #JohnAlton #drama #crime #PrisonBreak #FilmNoir #DocuDrama #thriller #HomeInvasion #1940s #film #cinema #CineMastodon @film ★★★½

Canon City (1948)

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#AnthonyMann #JohnAlton #filmnoir Film noir doesn't get much better than Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal (1948). A jailbreak goes wrong. Complex characters, noir fatalism and a real atmosphere of impending doom. Superb cinematography by John Alton.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/05/raw-deal-1948.html

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Joseph H. Lewis's The Big Combo (1955) is a fine film noir about a cop obsessed with nailing a gangster. Lewis was a visually imaginative director but it's John Alton's superb cinematography that makes it a must-see noir.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-big-combo-1955.html

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