P.M.BryantLess than two weeks to watch one of Ida Lupino’s favorite performances on Criterion Channel: the proto-noirish thriller “Ladies in Retirement” (1941)
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One of my all-time favorite thrillers, “Ladies in Retitement” (1941), is currently streaming on #CriterionChannel as part of their Noir By Gaslight collection. As it’s a Columbia Pictures production, it doesn’t get much play elsewhere (*cough* TCM), so this is a great opportunity.
Wonderful cast headed by Ida Lupino in her personal favorite role. Great atmospheric direction and cinematography by Charles Vidor and George Barnes.
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Peggy Cummins dominates Moss Rose (1947)—one of the Noir By Gaslight thrillers on #CriterionChannel. This is the first film I’ve seen of hers and she definitely has a strong screen presence. Unfortunately, here she adopts (I presume) a rather grating accent and talks incessantly.
Worse, though, the script makes little sense and so failed to generate much interest or suspense for me.
Grammargeddon Angel1946 Vincent Price was kind of a snack
“So Long at the Fair” (1950) — British entry in the Noir By Gaslight collection on #CriterionChannel. A mystery where a spectacular and tragic hot air balloon crash is a merely incidental occurrence.
Edith Barrett, Ida Lupino and Elsa Lanchester in the thriller, “Ladies in Retirement” (1941)
Reminder that this is now on Criterion Channel as part of their Noir By Gaslight collection!
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Joan Fontaine as the title character in “Ivy” (1947) — an entertaining, but frustrating, murder thriller that gets a bit contrived in the final act.
For those who have CriterionChannel, the Noir By Gaslight collection of 13 films is available today.
I’ve seen 7 of them, of which 4 are excellent. My top recommendation is “Ladies in Retirement” (1941), followed by “Hangover Square” (1945), “The Suspect” (1944) and “Gaslight” (1944). “So Evil My Love” (1948) is also worthwhile. (I did not like “Dragonwyck” or “Experiment Perilous”.)
Looking forward to exploring the other six!
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