Paul Parcellin
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I write about crime films and television, particularly film noir, neo noir and gangster films. My blog is called Life and Death in L.A. Click on this link to read my posts —-> https://linktr.ee/paul_parcellin
Prison brass Lt. Tunner (Barry Sullivan) wants bank robber Jory (Vittorio Gassman) to spill info. Jory escapes and hot foots it to the Louisiana bayou country — and Tunner soon finds that the swamps are a treacherous place for an outsider. "Cry of the Hunted" (1953) #crimefilm
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Prison brass Lt. Tunner (Barry Sullivan) wants bank robber Jory (Vittorio Gassman) to spill info. Jory escapes and hot foots it to the Louisiana bayou country — and Tunner soon finds that the swamps are a treacherous place for an outsider. "Cry of the Hunted" (1953) #crimefilm
Warden George Knowland (Broderick
Crawford) helps convict Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) adjust to prison life. But when Hufford witnesses an inmate murder he sticks to the criminal code of silence, even though it means he'll be a suspect. "Convicted" (1950) #filmnoir
Crawford) helps convict Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) adjust to prison life. But when Hufford witnesses an inmate murder he sticks to the criminal code of silence, even though it means he'll be a suspect. "Convicted" (1950) #filmnoir
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Warden George Knowland (Broderick
Crawford) helps convict Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) adjust to prison life. But when Hufford witnesses an inmate murder he sticks to the criminal code of silence, even though it means he'll be a suspect. "Convicted" (1950) #filmnoir
Crawford) helps convict Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) adjust to prison life. But when Hufford witnesses an inmate murder he sticks to the criminal code of silence, even though it means he'll be a suspect. "Convicted" (1950) #filmnoir
Railroad engineer Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford) falls into an affair with Vicki Buckley (Gloria Grahame), whose bully of a husband abuses her. She sets her sights on getting rid of the big lug, and Jeff might just be the one to do it. "Human Desire" (1954) #filmnoir
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Railroad engineer Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford) falls into an affair with Vicki Buckley (Gloria Grahame), whose bully of a husband abuses her. She sets her sights on getting rid of the big lug, and Jeff might just be the one to do it. "Human Desire" (1954) #filmnoir
B-girl Barbara Graham (Susan Hayward) lures customers to a gambling parlor operated by thugs. When she's implicated in the murder of an elderly woman, she's got an alibi but it won't stick. And her prospects are grim. "I Want to Live!" (1958) #filmnoir
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
B-girl Barbara Graham (Susan Hayward) lures customers to a gambling parlor operated by thugs. When she's implicated in the murder of an elderly woman, she's got an alibi but it won't stick. And her prospects are grim. "I Want to Live!" (1958) #filmnoir
Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) gets hitched to insane multi-millionaire Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan). She leaves him when he becomes abusive and finds work with Dr. Larry Quinada (James Mason). But getting free from Ohlrig is no easy matter. "Caught" (1949) #filmnoir
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) gets hitched to insane multi-millionaire Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan). She leaves him when he becomes abusive and finds work with Dr. Larry Quinada (James Mason). But getting free from Ohlrig is no easy matter. "Caught" (1949) #filmnoir
Martin Lynn (Farley Granger) becomes erratic after his mother dies. He seeks vengeance against those he blames for her death by going on a killing rampage. A young priest, Father Roth (Dana Andrews), suspects that Lynn is the killer. "Edge of Doom" (1950) #filmnoir
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Martin Lynn (Farley Granger) becomes erratic after his mother dies. He seeks vengeance against those he blames for her death by going on a killing rampage. A young priest, Father Roth (Dana Andrews), suspects that Lynn is the killer. "Edge of Doom" (1950) #filmnoir
Framed for a murder, Jim Vanning (Aldo Ray) is pursued by police as well as two thugs, John (Brian Keith) and Red (Rudy Bond). They think that Vanning has a bag of loot that they grabbed in a bank holdup. Marie (Anne Bancroft) is Vanning's accomplice. "Nightfall" (1956) #filmnoir
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Framed for a murder, Jim Vanning (Aldo Ray) is pursued by police as well as two thugs, John (Brian Keith) and Red (Rudy Bond). They think that Vanning has a bag of loot that they grabbed in a bank holdup. Marie (Anne Bancroft) is Vanning's accomplice. "Nightfall" (1956) #filmnoir
Jorge Rattery (Guillermo Battaglia) is murdered and there are many suspects — almost everyone hated him. But some damning evidence points to murder mystery novelist Felix Lane (Narciso Ibáñez Menta). "The Beast Must Die" ("La bestia debe morir") (1952) #mystery #noir #Argentina
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Jorge Rattery (Guillermo Battaglia) is murdered and there are many suspects — almost everyone hated him. But some damning evidence points to murder mystery novelist Felix Lane (Narciso Ibáñez Menta). "The Beast Must Die" ("La bestia debe morir") (1952) #mystery #noir #Argentina
U.S. narcotics agent Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) trails international drug smuggler Frank McNally (Trevor Howard) by tailing McNally's reluctant accomplice, Gina Broger (Anita Ekberg). Meanwhile, a $3 million cache of dope is set for delivery. "Pickup Alley" (1957) #filmnoir
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
U.S. narcotics agent Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) trails international drug smuggler Frank McNally (Trevor Howard) by tailing McNally's reluctant accomplice, Gina Broger (Anita Ekberg). Meanwhile, a $3 million cache of dope is set for delivery. "Pickup Alley" (1957) #filmnoir
E. V. Marshall (Tom Tryon) is having an affair with his boss's wife, Pauline (Carol Ohmart). She and Marshall overhear thieves planning a jewel robbery and she talks him into a risky move. But her scheme runs into some unexpected twists. "The Scarlet Hour" (1956) #filmnoir
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
E. V. Marshall (Tom Tryon) is having an affair with his boss's wife, Pauline (Carol Ohmart). She and Marshall overhear thieves planning a jewel robbery and she talks him into a risky move. But her scheme runs into some unexpected twists. "The Scarlet Hour" (1956) #filmnoir
News reporter Mark Sitko (Dennis O'Keefe) runs into Paula Considine (Gale Storm) who is looking for her sister — the sister recently gave birth. Oily private eye Kerric (Raymond Burr) shadows Paula. Her search brings her to a black-market baby ring. "Abandoned" (1949) #filmnoir
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
News reporter Mark Sitko (Dennis O'Keefe) runs into Paula Considine (Gale Storm) who is looking for her sister — the sister recently gave birth. Oily private eye Kerric (Raymond Burr) shadows Paula. Her search brings her to a black-market baby ring. "Abandoned" (1949) #filmnoir
Insurance agent Jess Arno (Warner Baxter) poses as a sailor while on the trail of a band of waterfront thieves. Smuggler Tip Banning (Regis Toomey) admits Arno into his gang, but will Arno's undercover investigation be discovered? "The Devil's Henchmen" (1949) #filmnoir
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Insurance agent Jess Arno (Warner Baxter) poses as a sailor while on the trail of a band of waterfront thieves. Smuggler Tip Banning (Regis Toomey) admits Arno into his gang, but will Arno's undercover investigation be discovered? "The Devil's Henchmen" (1949) #filmnoir
Secret agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), who wears a Bogart-like trench coat, comes to futuristic Alphaville to retrieve a missing agent, neutralize Alphaville's creator and destroy its dictatorial computer, Alpha 60. A Godard classic. "Alphaville" (1965) #neonoir
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Secret agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), who wears a Bogart-like trench coat, comes to futuristic Alphaville to retrieve a missing agent, neutralize Alphaville's creator and destroy its dictatorial computer, Alpha 60. A Godard classic. "Alphaville" (1965) #neonoir
Recently released from prison, Yakuza gangster Muraki (Ryõ Ikebe) meets a young, upper-class woman, Saeko (Mariko Kaga), at a gambling parlor. Muraki must adjust to the new criminal landscape as he and Saeko sink into a destructive relationship. "Pale Flower" (1964) #filmnoir
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Recently released from prison, Yakuza gangster Muraki (Ryõ Ikebe) meets a young, upper-class woman, Saeko (Mariko Kaga), at a gambling parlor. Muraki must adjust to the new criminal landscape as he and Saeko sink into a destructive relationship. "Pale Flower" (1964) #filmnoir
Prison warden Thomas Matthews (Walter
Connolly) hires inmate William Jordan (John Howard) to chauffeur his daughter Elizabeth (Jean Parker) around town. But things get sticky when she falls for the con, and the con gets implicated in a murder. "Penitentiary" (1938) #CrimeFilm
Connolly) hires inmate William Jordan (John Howard) to chauffeur his daughter Elizabeth (Jean Parker) around town. But things get sticky when she falls for the con, and the con gets implicated in a murder. "Penitentiary" (1938) #CrimeFilm
October 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Prison warden Thomas Matthews (Walter
Connolly) hires inmate William Jordan (John Howard) to chauffeur his daughter Elizabeth (Jean Parker) around town. But things get sticky when she falls for the con, and the con gets implicated in a murder. "Penitentiary" (1938) #CrimeFilm
Connolly) hires inmate William Jordan (John Howard) to chauffeur his daughter Elizabeth (Jean Parker) around town. But things get sticky when she falls for the con, and the con gets implicated in a murder. "Penitentiary" (1938) #CrimeFilm
Private eye Phillip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) seeks a missing wife and encounters a raft of double-dealers and cutthroats. Shot from Marlowe's perspective, we rarely see the detective. (Here, Phillip is spelled with two "I"s rather than one. "Lady in the Lake" (1947) #filmnoir
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Private eye Phillip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) seeks a missing wife and encounters a raft of double-dealers and cutthroats. Shot from Marlowe's perspective, we rarely see the detective. (Here, Phillip is spelled with two "I"s rather than one. "Lady in the Lake" (1947) #filmnoir
Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) gets an early start in crime — Sal Mineo is young Jerry. A cop and his wife try to guide him to the straight and narrow. But then older Jerry gets a job with Brinks — so much for the straight and narrow. "Six Bridges to Cross" (1955) #filmnoir
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) gets an early start in crime — Sal Mineo is young Jerry. A cop and his wife try to guide him to the straight and narrow. But then older Jerry gets a job with Brinks — so much for the straight and narrow. "Six Bridges to Cross" (1955) #filmnoir
Michael Sarrazin, Jane Fonda, 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1969). Pushed to the physical and mental breaking point by cruel overlords. What does the grueling life of marathon dancers remind you of?
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‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’: A Tinseltown Allegory that Ends Unhappily Ever After
“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They” is a noir tragedy about exploitation of the desperate and beleaguered in Depression-era Los Angeles.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Michael Sarrazin, Jane Fonda, 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1969). Pushed to the physical and mental breaking point by cruel overlords. What does the grueling life of marathon dancers remind you of?
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Private eye Don Gale (Richard Dix) is hired to find Elora Lund (Pamela Blake), who vanished seven years before. This hard-boiled drama includes an imposter, large sums of cash, spilled blood and highly sought after wax cylinder recordings. "Mysterious Intruder" (1946) #filmnoir
October 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Private eye Don Gale (Richard Dix) is hired to find Elora Lund (Pamela Blake), who vanished seven years before. This hard-boiled drama includes an imposter, large sums of cash, spilled blood and highly sought after wax cylinder recordings. "Mysterious Intruder" (1946) #filmnoir
Escaped mental patient Gunther Wyckoff (Marshall Thompson) takes hostages at a bar. He wants the psychiatrist who had him committed brought before him. And Wyckoff assures the cops that he will begin killing hostages if his demand is not met. "Dial 1119" (1950) #filmnoir
October 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Escaped mental patient Gunther Wyckoff (Marshall Thompson) takes hostages at a bar. He wants the psychiatrist who had him committed brought before him. And Wyckoff assures the cops that he will begin killing hostages if his demand is not met. "Dial 1119" (1950) #filmnoir
Robert Warren (Lawrence Tierney) witnesses a murder and the cops think he's the perp. He goes on the run but finds that he can't easily escape the forces of evil. A rare film in which Tierney is the hero - maybe its most significant feature. "Kill or Be Killed" (1950) #filmnoir
October 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Robert Warren (Lawrence Tierney) witnesses a murder and the cops think he's the perp. He goes on the run but finds that he can't easily escape the forces of evil. A rare film in which Tierney is the hero - maybe its most significant feature. "Kill or Be Killed" (1950) #filmnoir
Banker Gino Monetti (Edward G. Robinson) is in hot water with the authorities over his questionable business practices. His son Max (Richard Conte), an attorney, defends Gino in court and watches his father's back as Max's siblings scheme. "House of Strangers" (1949) #filmnoir
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Banker Gino Monetti (Edward G. Robinson) is in hot water with the authorities over his questionable business practices. His son Max (Richard Conte), an attorney, defends Gino in court and watches his father's back as Max's siblings scheme. "House of Strangers" (1949) #filmnoir
Det. Joe Warne (George Raft) doesn't accept the coroner's conclusion that a Hollywood composer died by suicide. Instead, he goes in search of the mysterious "Delores" who just might be the killer. "Nocturne" (1946) #filmnoir
October 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Det. Joe Warne (George Raft) doesn't accept the coroner's conclusion that a Hollywood composer died by suicide. Instead, he goes in search of the mysterious "Delores" who just might be the killer. "Nocturne" (1946) #filmnoir
Joe Miracle (Glenn Ford) returns from the war only to find that mobsters have taken over his nightclub. He makes off with their cash, planning to leave the country. But his ship departs the following day and he must evade the killers until then. "Mr. Soft Touch" (1949) #filmnoir
October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Joe Miracle (Glenn Ford) returns from the war only to find that mobsters have taken over his nightclub. He makes off with their cash, planning to leave the country. But his ship departs the following day and he must evade the killers until then. "Mr. Soft Touch" (1949) #filmnoir
Diabolical London psychiatrist Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) learns of his wife's affair with American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown). The vengeful shrink has a plan for the unsuspecting paramour. But then Supt. Finsbury (Naunton Wayne) appears. "The Hidden Room" (1949) #CrimeFilm
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Diabolical London psychiatrist Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) learns of his wife's affair with American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown). The vengeful shrink has a plan for the unsuspecting paramour. But then Supt. Finsbury (Naunton Wayne) appears. "The Hidden Room" (1949) #CrimeFilm