Thanks for 1.000 Instagram Followers
Thanks a lot for 1.000 Instagram Followers! You are the best! Jane Greer joins the celebration! 😉 >> Classic Movie Ratings on Instagram << What do you think about this post? Please share your thoughts and ask questions in the comment section below, write an E-Mail to marcel@classicmovieratings.com or follow Classic Movie Ratings on ‘Instagram’, […]
Happy Birthday Cary Grant
Happy Birthday Cary Grant! He was born on the 18th of January 1904 and died on the 29th of November 1986. The role as Roger Thornhill in Hitchcock´s ‘North by Northwest (1959)’ is my favorite of his performances. Grant played many different characters. Which do you like the most? Thanks for reading. What do you […]
Jobs in Noir Movies – Police Informer
You’re hanging around the New York City subway as an underpaid FBI agent in Samuel Fuller´s ‘Pickup on South Street (1953)’ and let classified information slip through your fingers? Because some pickpocket steals the bag containing the desired microfilm right under your nose? And you have no idea who the guy is? No problem! You […]
Happy Easter 2023
Classic Movie Ratings wishes you a Happy Easter 2023! I invited some iconic faces to join the party! A Doris Day from 1947 is the first. How do you celebrate the holidays? Susan Hayward (1939) Janet Leigh Debbie Reynolds (1950s) Gloria DeHaven Mary Carlisle (1930s) Sharon Tate (circa 1965) Farah Fawcett Thanks for reading. What […]
Femme Fatales – Yvonne De Carlo in Criss Cross (1949)
Yvonne de Carlo plays a young woman called Anna in Robert Siodmak´s film noir ‘Criss Cross’ from 1949. She is manipulative, selfish to the bone, money-grubbing and a first-class liar. De Carlo´s great performance secures an eternal place among ‘The Femme Fatale Hall of Dames.’ Nobody is able to tame her. With only one exception. […]
Jobs in Noir Movies – Claims Man
Anyone looking for a job? Our passionate department manager Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) needs YOU! The Pacific All Risk Insurance Company´s sales staff is working at full capacity. An informative exchange between the departments is important to us. Your contact person from sales is Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), who could not be poached internally. […]
Noir Quotes – Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten belong to my favorite actors. Both had an outstanding performance in Alfred Hitchcock´s film noir ‘Shadow of a Doubt (1943).’ Cotton plays Charlie Oakley aka ‘The Merry Widow Killer,’ which hides at the home of his sister. Charlie Newton (Wright) is his niece and at first very happy about her […]
Femme Fatales – Gloria Grahame in Human Desire (1954)
Gloria Grahame is one of the most famous and significant Femme Fatales. One of her roles is Vicki Buckley in Fritz Lang´s film noir ‘Human Desire (1954).’ The balancing act to play a seductive, manipulative woman and a frightened girl suffering from physical violence is a masterpiece. Imagine Gloria saying with her trademark voice: “New […]
Noir Shots – The Enforcer (1951)
On day 7 of ‘Noirvember 2022,’ I deal with ‘The Enforcer (1951)’ starring Humphrey Bogart. A hard boiled Noir with a great story and several twists. The focus in this post is on some shots that follow. And when I write ‘shots’ it has a dual meaning. Enjoy and stay agile to dodge projectiles. Two […]
Femme Fatales – Ava Gardner in The Killers (1946)
What would be ‘Noirvember 2022’ without Femme Fatales? Like a murder without a corpse, a trench coat without buttons, a plate without a steak. I could continue with examples until Christmas Eve. But instead I present to you a very famous dame on day 4 of our beloved month. Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner) from Robert […]
