One of my favorite film noirs with outstanding performances and dialogue from the entire cast. In particular, Ritter shines in this one as Moe Williams the tie-selling wheeler-dealer informant wh...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2019/07/19/quote-of-the-day-pickup-on-south-street-1953-shifty-as-smoke/
Danny Fuller (Dan Duryea) to Jane Palmer (Lizabeth Scott)- “Don’t ever change, Tiger. I don’t think I’d like you with a heart. Your EverLovin’ Joey saying don’t shed those tears, I’...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2018/11/30/quote-of-the-day-too-late-for-tears-1949/
Helen-(Claire Trevor)“If you go to the police, you’ll see Laury sooner than you think.” Mrs. Kraft-(Esther Howard) “Are you trying to scare me?” Helen-(Claire Trevor) “I’m just warn...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2018/11/27/quote-of-the-day-born-to-kill-1947/
Murder, Inc. (1960) This is one of the most searing neo-Film Noir police procedural/syndicate treasure hunts and shadows eye candy featuring a truly frightening and frenetic performance by our be...
THE SILENT YEARS: When we started not giving a damn on screen! In celebration of our upcoming Anti Damsel Blogathon on August 15 & 16, I had this idea to provide a list of bold, brilliant, and be...
“Have you ever noticed it… for some reason you want to feel completely out of step with the rest of the world, the only thing to do is sit around a cocktail lounge for the afternoon?”-Lizab...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2015/03/10/quote-of-the-day-pitfall-1948/
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” ― Sigmund Freud “Ladies and gentlemen- welcome to violence; the word and the act. Wh...
See you soon… Your EverLovin’ MonsterGirl! The post Postcards From Shadowland No. 14 appeared first on The Last Drive In .
https://thelastdrivein.com/2015/01/26/postcards-from-shadowland-no-14/
BLAST OF SILENCE 1961 “You were born with hate and anger built in… took a slap on the backside to blast out the scream… and then you knew you were alive!” Directed by Allen Baron (who wor...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2014/03/27/quote-of-the-day-blast-of-silence-1961/
As a treat I thought I’d talk about 4 really interesting films that were released amidst the slew of suspense thrillers of the 1940s. Some Gothic melodrama and a few perhaps conveying an almost...
https://thelastdrivein.com/2014/03/08/women-in-peril-4-obscure-gothic-thrillers-of-the-1940s/