Mystery street film noir

Some 70 years after the term film noir was first coined to describe a uniquely american phenomenon, take a trip through the screwedup landscape of the midcentury psyche, with all its sex, lies. Noir photography is a spinoff of film noir, a genre of hollywood thriller or crime movies that were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. What results is an intriguing film noir, directed by john sturges, that blends murder mystery with forensic science. Smart, pangy and dripping with noir style, act of violence has so much going for it, and equally as much to say. The genre is marked by its cynicism and dark atmosphere, reflecting the anxiety of american society after world war ii. Film noir itself was an important genre for legitimizing cinema as an artform the use of shadows for terror, the seductive placement of limbs, glances. If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe. Sep 08, 2014 side street 1950 crime, drama, film noir film gorillas. Jan sterling plays a murder victim, elsa lanchester her landlady and ricardo montalban the detective on the case, in this film noir gem. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre see here for details on the characteristics. Eddie muller on mystery street 1950 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following mystery street, 1950 view the tcmdb entry for mystery street 1950. Scarlet street is a 1945 noir tragedy film directed by fritz lang. Mystery street 1950 and you call yourself a scientist.

A list of 26 films compiled on letterboxd, including laura 1944, call northside 777 1948, panic in the streets 1950, house of bamboo 1955 and the street with no name 1948. The film, shot on location and in a semidocumentary style, is about diamond smugglers who unknowingly start a smallpox outbreak in the new york city of 1947. Kiss me deadly is the blackhearted apotheosis of film noir, and a key film of the 50s, embodying the profoundest anxieties of eisenhowers america. In that sense, its the nottoodistant forerunner to csi, csi. The coma was brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her. Mgm lowbudget film noir mystery street is years ahead of its time and will be an unexpected delight to fans of tv shows like the csi franchise and especially, bones. Kim newman on mystery street mystery street, a film combining noir.

Early examples of the noir style include dark, stylized detective films such as john hustons the maltese falcon 1941, frank tuttles this gun for hire 1942, otto premingers laura 1944, and edward dmytryks murder, my sweet 1944. While not fully film noir, mystery street has a lot in common with that dark and cynical genre, not least, its examination of innocence lost in a world of evil. Act of violence a neurotic ex gi seek outs out another gi who was a stool pidgeon for the nazis plot. Spacepirates rating of the film mystery street spacepirate not exactly an amazing noir, but unique in its usage of forensics as well as employing a hispanic leading man. The problem with the film is that the murderer is known to the audience early on. A french term meaning black film, or film of the night, inspired by the series noir, a line of cheap paperbacks that translated hardboiled american crime authors and found a popular audience in france. The golden age of film noir the cinema of the disenchanted. The screening is part of the glessner houses birthday celebration for frances fanny glessner lee, a multiday celebration of her life and. Arguments over what films should be called horror films or suspense thrillers are commonplace as are disputes over what films should fall into the category of film noir. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. Strangers in the nigh t is a 1944 american film noir mystery film directed by anthony mann and starring william terry, virginia grey and helene thimig.

A movie which at no time misleads you into thinking there is going to be a happy ending. Elsa lanchester, ricardo montalban, and jan sterling are excellent in mystery street. If you like your mystery noir, the black glove delivers. Mystery street is a 1950 blackandwhite film noir directed by john sturges with cinematography by cinematographer john alton.

The style of film noir would cross the water to britain and france and elsewhere in the world, just as it would return in the 1970s and 80s and the present day. Set in and around boston and cape cod, mystery street is a film of two sections. Mystery street 1950 is one of the best film noirs i have watched. Free classic movies from the 1920s,1930s, 1940s and 1950s of the crime,detective or film noir genre all in the public domain, edited to reduce video noise.

The climactic chase at the end was clearly inspired by that in the naked city. Jednim z nich byl i pozoruhodny proceduralni noir mystery street pracovni nazev murder at harvard, v nemz policejni dustojnik portugalskoamerickeho puvodu peter moralas ricardo montalban vysetruje vrazdu pohledne bgirl tedy barove hostesky vivian jan sterling. Apr 17, 2014 film critics, film writers and ardent fans are bound to disagree as to what films should be classified as being part of a particular genre. The style is so distinctive that a single photo can capture. But, at the very start, film noir meant a particular cycle of cynical american thrillers beginning around 1941 and continuing until about 1959. It is partnered with act of violence on a film noir dvd which offers an excellent evening of entertainment from two lesserknown movies of that genre. Mystery street is a police procedural film noir mystery directed by john sturges with cinematography by legendary lensman john alton. Robinson, joan bennett and dan duryea had earlier appeared together in the woman in the window 1944, also directed by fritz lang. Anthony quinn the naked street 1955 farley granger, anne bancroft full.

The film preservation blogathon being led by marilyn ferdinand of ferdy on films and the selfstyled siren, farran smith nehme, with assistance by greg ferrara of cinema styles. Mystery street 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Film noir is not really a genre in any sense, rather it reflects a tendency in certain american films of the 40s and 50s where crime and gangster stories are infused with an excessive visual style, a modern urban sensibility and a powerful sense of moral ambiguity. Act of violence mystery street film noir double feature. Van heflin, robert ryan, janet leigh, ricardo montalban, sally forrest, mary astor. Cross vincent price, who is treating janet stewart anabel shaw, a young woman who is in a catatonic state.

The fox film noir series, a list of films by craig j. Since it is not purely a whodunit, mystery street is able to devote time to a number of side issues, most interestingly the effect of a mistaken arrest upon henry shanway and his wife. Elsa lanchester, ricardo montalban, and jan sterling are excellent in mystery street 1950 this film noir may be the grandfather of all police procedurals. Local authorities in three cities banned scarlet street early in 1946 because of its dark plot and themes. John sturges mystery street is often cited as more of a police procedural than a straight film noir. I had to buy this movie again as the other 2 movie set failed and others in the film noir vol. This film noir may be the grandfather of all police procedurals. The film features ricardo montalban, sally forrest, bruce bennett, elsa lanchester, and marshall thompson. After putting in her shift as a waitress at a cheap dive. This taut film noir begins as blonde tart vivian hedron seduces henry shanway so she can swipe his car.

Mystery street goes into detail of the murder of a tawdry blonde bar b girl, vivian heldon jan sterling, after she threatens the married man shes having an affair with and tells him to give her hush money for making her pregnant. Act of violencemystery street dvd, 2007 for sale online. Sep 19, 2017 film noir itself was an important genre for legitimizing cinema as an artform the use of shadows for terror, the seductive placement of limbs, glances, and the way someone smoked a cigarette. Warners film noir classic collection vol 4 collects ten thrillers probably classified in the low a to high b range, encompassing titles from warners, rko and mgm with a monogram oddity thrown in for good measure.

To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e. The movie is very familiar to anyone who ever watched a police show on tv. Watch these free classic mysteries thru opera tv, which is on many devices including tivo. Still, all of the actors and the director do their best to turn the film into an engrossing experience. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Mystery street using modern csi techniques they identify the bones on the beach and piece together a murder mystery very good act of violence van heflin is a man with a secret he was. Between 2005 and 2008, 20th century fox released 26 films on dvd under the fox film noir banner.

The 20 best neonoir films of the 1970s taste of cinema. Blonde goodtime girl vivian heldon jan sterling, who lives in a cheap rooming house in a workingclass section of boston, run by the inquisitive and neurotic mrs. Film noir mystery suspense crime movies 1940 1950s. Eddie muller on mystery street 1950 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following mystery street, 1950. The film noir classic mystery street 1950 will screen at glessner house museum, 1800 s. After several years spent paying his dues at columbia, sturges moved to mgm, where he was given the chance to direct mystery street, a taut little film that is part noir, and part police procedural. Film noir mystery suspense crime movies 1940 1950s isaac gamage. This is a contribution to for the love of film noir.

Act of violence and mystery street film noir classic collection vol. Film noir classic collection for sale in stock ebay. John sturgess mystery street may not have been the first movie to delve into forensic pathology, but it was the first hollywood film to use it as the basis for a crime story set in postwar america. If anyone tells you forensic science is a new phenomenon in contemporary entertainment, just direct that person to mystery street 1950 and they will be in for a pleasant surprise. It makes me wonder why john sturges never did more with film noir but got into westerns. Smerrling elsa lanchester, goes out one night after a phone conversation with her boyfriend, proclaiming that shes got big plans and might even move to a nicer place. The somewhat generic title mystery street offers no real clue as to what is contained therein, and belies the fact that this film exhibits some very contemporary themes and devices. The killer that stalked new york also known as frightened city is a 1950 film noir starring evelyn keyes, charles korvin, dorothy malone. The black glove aka face the music is one of two mystery movies on volume 6 of the hammer film noir double feature series from vci entertainment that is also available as hammer film noir double feature collectors set 2, a 4 dvd 8 film noir box set. Plan 9 from outer space originally titled grave robbers from outer space is a 1959 american science fiction film written and directed by edward d.

Act of violencemystery street dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Bones on the beach and blackmailer landlady give mystery street 5 stars. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be as director fred zinnemann the day of the jackal guides a searing act of violence, the first postwar noir to take a challenging look at the ethics of men in combat eddie muller, dark city. Yes, a bold claim i know when you consider such faultless outings as double indemnity, the blue dahlia and the big sleep. The screenplay was nominated for an academy award for best story and features the pairing of two detectives trying to solve the the murder of a dead b girl. A guide to film noir genre roger ebert roger ebert. Scarlet street free directed by fritz lang with edward g. Mystery street is an interesting candidate as a film that excels at certain things while miscalculating certain other manoeuvres. Make offer film noir classic collection vol 4 dvd set 10 movies mystery street crime wave the film noir classics collection vol. Eddie mullers intro to mystery street 1950 on tcm noir alley duration. The opening, setting up the crime, is splendid fullon film noir.

And the screenplay, an early excursion into forensic science. Though mgm was not well known for film noir, under the direction of dore schary a number of these wellmade, moody crime films were produced between 1948 and 1956. Mystery street is een amerikaanse film noir uit 1950 onder regie van john sturges. Nov 02, 2018 noir photography is a spinoff of film noir, a genre of hollywood thriller or crime movies that were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a noir that combines human drama with the police procedural and forensic investigation, which would have been quite. Robert mitchum appears in two features and robert ryan and sterling hayden.