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For the Love of Film (Noir): The Mechanical Man of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953)

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Noir, Film Preservation, Out-of-Print-in-the-US, Unreleased to DVD
Feb 17, 2011
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John H. Auer‘s CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS is an odd hodgepodge of a film. It crosses noir with docudrama with the guardian angel film. Its villains, Hayes Stewart, Lydia Biddel, and Penrod Biddel, are far more compelling than the lead Johnny Kelly. He’s a cop dissatisfied with his life. His hardworking wife Kathy Kelly fears he’s distant due…

For the Love of Film (Noir): Christmas Holiday (1944)

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Noir, Out-of-Print-in-the-US
Feb 14, 2011
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Any holiday can bring out the worst in people, but Christmas Holiday really isn’t about the supposedly joyous season. It’s a noir, so how can it be? A soldier’s Christmas leave provides the frame for the story. He”s just been jilted by his sweetheart, and he’s angry, so angry that he has to call upon…

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For the Love of Film (Noir): The Mechanical Man of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953)

For the Love of Film (Noir): Christmas Holiday (1944)