Just watched "The Garment Jungle" that is more of a pretty good "On the Waterfront"-wannabe than it is a film noir. But it got marvelous FACES in it that you don't get in films anymore.
https://letterboxd.com/jannefantastic/film/the-garment-jungle/
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Looking at the cover for this in the Indicator Colombia Noir #1 boxset (and it's title) you would almost think it is a giallo. Even the first kill in the elevator feels like something out of a nightmare and the film is set in the zenith location for the perfect giallo: the world of fashion. After that the similarities ends (except for the visual influences noir in general had on giallo) and we get the noir we came for. But The Garment Jungle is closer to On the Waterfront than any conventional film noir so I would recommend this if
Kona Coast is a 1968 crime thriller based on John D. MacDonald’s story Bimini Gal. It's OK but it needed a bit more energy and focus. Richard Boone is good as the crusty determined hero. Makes good use of the Hawaiian locations.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/06/kona-coast-1968.html
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Director Ida Lupino instructs star Richard Boone in a scene of the television western “Have Gun, Will Travel”, Dec. 1958
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