LOVE this collection! Thank you, Criterion... just when I thought you were beginning to ignore the Hollywood Golden Years titles, you hit it out of the park with Blackout Noir and Howard Hawks! Keep it up!
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Thank you! So many Altman films, so little time!

Happy belated b-day Parker "Indie Queen" Posey! 😘

yeah. She and Ida Lupino were too smart for Hollywood. Great feminist icons, neither of whom considered herself a feminist.

Happy Noirvember! Yep, The Big Combo is definitely worth a rewatch! One of my fave noirs. Also enjoying the Noirvember celebration over at The Criterion Channel with "Blackout Noirs." Great fun.

The B-movies (first feature) on a double-bill were often roughly an hour long. The main title often coming in at just 90 minutes - due to what the previous reply stated - film stock and processing was expensive. I prefer the shorter run times of the early 30's! Probably my favorite decade for film.