Out of the Podcast – A Film Noir Conversation

The lads gaze into the future to conjure a magical vision of 1948’s Night Has a Thousand Eyes from director John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. Halloween Noir continues with this WILD entry to the cannon!

Questions, comments or perhaps some pumpkin poetry? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

It’s October which means the lads are celebrating Halloween Noir all month long! First up is 1941’s Among the Living, directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker (playing TWINS!), Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer and Harry Carey. Unlock the basement and join us in mother’s room!

Questions, comments or a big bottle of perfume? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads and special guest Lisa Petitte make a stop in Iverstown and get involved with love, murder and staircases in Lewis Milestone’s 1946 rollercoaster The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, starring ALL of the greats: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas (in his film debut) and Lizabeth Scott as Toni Marachek, of course. Will the past catch up with these crazy kids? Crash your car and find out!

Questions, comments or cool coin finger tricks? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab the chalk, check the closets and grab your dinner at Martha's to-go, because the lads are taking on one of their wildest cases yet - we’re talking Otto Preminger’s Where the Sidewalk Ends and he brought back the gang from Laura: Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney! This one is full of exciting twists, so buckle up and enjoy the ride, noir-o!

Questions, comments or nasal sprays? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Alllllll aboard! The lads train hop to discuss Fritz Lang’s look at the horrors of marriage in the sweaty Human Desire from 1954 - starring Gloria Grahame, Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, this one is nasty, mean and straight from the train yard! Grab a ticket and join us there.

Questions, comments or blackmail letters? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Steal a car and join the lads as they ride the French New Wave through one crazy evening in director Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows from 1958! Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly and Yori Bertin with a legendary score from Miles Davis, this one is a MUST see so grab your tiny camera and finish the roll!

Questions, comments or grappling hooks? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Prepare to flashback as the lads put 1941’s I Wake Up Screaming in the hot spot, featuring Victor Mature in his show debut along with the legendary Betty Grable, tragic Carole Landis and spooky Laird Cregar as the relentless Ed Cornell. Pay tribute by plastering your walls with posters and join us over the rainbow!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 8:04)

Questions, comments or keys that you’ll give to us and us only? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads head off on foot together to explore the angles and relationships of post-prohibition 1947 in I Walk Alone, directed by Byron Haskin and starring so many old friends: Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas - we’re doing the numbers and picking sides!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:25)

Questions, comments or invites to a informative dinner pump? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Mask up and join the lads as they watch the very timely sickness noir Panic in the Streets from director Elia Kazan and starring Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes and a truly terrifying Jack Palance in his film debut - it’s a shocking thrill ride through and through!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:16)

Questions, comments or vaccines? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads and returning special guest Film Noir Confidential are bringing their cheek scars and doppelgangers to the show for a review of the WILD ride that is 1948’s Hollow Triumph (also released as The Scar), from director Steve Sekely and writer Daniel Fuchs with star Paul Henreid (who also produced) and show favorite Joan Bennett - see you at the edge of your seat! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:26) Questions, comments or John Alton book reviews? [email protected] SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads take a peek into the file cabinet to get down to the bottom of Robert Siodmak’s 1950 noir The File on Thelma Jordon, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey. Will they find what they’re hoping for or will they be busted by Aunt Vera? Tune in and find out!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:53)

Questions, comments or the identity of Mr. X? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get yourself out of the rain and join the one D lads for a Hollywood sip at The Blue Dahlia aka the nightclub, flower and 1946 film from director George Marshall and famed novelist Raymond Chandler! Featuring a trilogy of heavy hitters - Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix… what could possibly go wrong?

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 4:50)

Questions, comments or weird diphtheria trivia? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads bring the lilacs and infiltrate a murder room party in Fritz Lang’s return to the show: 1947’s Secret Beyond the Door, starring Joan Bennett and Michael Redgrave. Do you dare to open all of the doors into shadowy drenched mystery, noir-o?

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:11)

Questions, comments or face scarves? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast 
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads get born when they’re kissed by director Nicholas Ray’s 1950 masterpiece In a Lonely Place, based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. They died when Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame left the screen. They lived a few weeks to tell you how much they love this film. Come join us in Hollywood for a sure thing! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:29) Questions, comments or a couple of bucks for the thespian? [email protected] SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads take a summer vacation at Neptune Beach to discuss 1947’s The Gangster from director Gordon Wiles and screenwriter Daniel Fuchs (based on his novel). Reuniting Suspense’s Barry Sullivan and Belita, this one is dense, existential, brisk and nasty aka just how we like ‘em!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 17:57)

Questions, comments or a love letter from Shorty? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads take an emergency call and hop into an ambulance toward complicated love as they discuss 1953’s Angel Face, directed by Otto Preminger and starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons. Will they put the whole thing in reverse or will their reviews survive the trial? Tune in and find out, noir-o!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:31)

Questions, comments or would you like to invest in our racing garage? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Impact
im·pact | \ im-ˈpakt \

1: To have a direct effect or impact on : impinge on; to strike forcefully
2: The 77th episode of the popular film noir series Out of the Podcast. The lads hide out in Idaho for a few months and review Arthur Lubin’s 1949 film Impact, starring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Helen Walker and Charles Coburn.

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:57)

Questions, comments or a motor that needs fixing? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads get VERY local for the heist of a lifetime as they take a thrill ride from Philadelphia to South Jersey while watching director Paul Wendkos’ stylish debut The Burglar from 1957! It stars all of your old friends: that’s right, we’ve got Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield and Martha Vickers! This is a film AND episode not to be missed! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:32) Questions, comments or a trip to Atlantic City? [email protected] SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads celebrate 75 episodes with a casual viewing of one of the most BRUTAL film noirs ever made: Robert Wise’s 1947 classic Born to Kill, with the truly terrifying Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Audrey Long and Elisha Cook Jr.! It’s a San Francisco nightmare in all of the best ways - see you in your dreams!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 9:56)

Questions, comments or proof of false fog? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Prepare to be enthralled by the smell of Film Noir rising from the salty waters as the lads wreck their ship and return to black & white, kicking off summer at the beach to discuss legendary director Jean Renoir’s captivating yet compromised The Woman on the Beach, starring Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Pickford and Nan Leslie!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 8:36)

Questions, comments or fishing trips? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads wave goodbye to Technicolor May with a trip in the waters of 1956’s Hell on Frisco Bay, directed by Frank Tuttle. Starring Alan Ladd, Joanne Dru, Paul Stewart, Fay Wray and a very, very nasty Edward G. Robinson, this episode will have you crashing your boat with great dialogue and solid performances - hop on and buckle up, noir-o!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 13:53)

Questions, comments or gun kicks? [email protected]

• SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast
• TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads take a honeymoon trip to Acapulco for some fun, sun and… murder? That’s right, we’re putting on our best striped shirts and painting quite the picture with our discussion on 1956’s A Woman’s Devotion, starring Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule and Paul Henreid (who also directs). Come dive off a cliff and join us for some Trucolor hijinks as Technoircolor May continues! BONUS: Stay tuned after the episode as we also take a moment to celebrate the late, great Fred Ward in a secret gem: 1991’s Lovecraft flavored horror noir Cast a Deadly Spell, available on HBO Max and highly recommended. (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 10:17) Questions, comments or painted portraits? [email protected] SNAP SNAP: instagram.com/outofthepodcast TWEET TWEET: twitter.com/outofthecast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab your dice and join us at the Purple Sage, noir-o, because we’re taking a gamble on another Lewis Allen (Illegal, A Bullet for Joey) film and discussing 1947’s Desert Fury. That’s right, we’re bringing you Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey and Mary Astor is glorious color for another installment of our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY! Don’t miss out on this one, baby.

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts 11:09)

Questions, comments or a hookup at the Newhall Mansion? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

All aboard, noir-o: this podcast train is headed straight into the desert as the lads uncover the mysterious evils that brew in a certain small nowhere town. That’s right, we’re kicking off our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY in style with 1955’s Bad Day at Black Rock! Directed by John Sturges, this one has it all - CinemaScope, a bit of Western flavoring and Spencer Tracy up against three of the nastiest jerks ever assembled in color: Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine! You better believe this is an episode that is not to be missed!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 13:41)

Questions, comments or Jeep rentals? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Jeepers, have we got a goodie for you today, noir-o! The lads are feeling artistic and take a turn onto 1945’s Scarlet Street and what a street it is! Directed by the LEGEND Fritz Lang and starring the holy trinity of Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea - come find out why this is rightfully held in such high regard by film noir scholars like us, lazy legs ;)

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 13:44)

Questions, comments or a bowl of eggs? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads head to their beach house to try and solve a murder mystery while tackling greedy dynamics in Michael Curtiz’s 1945 familial noir classic Mildred Pierce, based on James M. Cain’s seminal novel. Starring Joan Crawford in her Academy Award winning performance alongside Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Bruce Bennett - come grab a slice of franchised pie and join in our discussion of one of the all time greats!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:23)

Questions, comments or singing lessons? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads continue their journey through the night - this time by foot! Hop in a squad car and slide down the storm drain because we’re talking 1948’s noir procedural He Walked by Night! Directed by Alfred L. Werker (with contributions from Anthony Mann) and starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell and Jack Webb, it’s a dragnet from the milk route down to the sewers of Hollywood!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 14:40)

Questions, comments or electronics for consignment? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab your watch and hit the road, the lads on the lamb and talking about noir staple Nicholas Ray’s directorial debut They Live by Night! Starring the eternally young duo of Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger with Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen and Helen Craig to round out this tale of crime and passion. Press play and join us on this twisted road!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to business, the movie talk starts at 11:42)

Questions, comments or an all night wedding chapel? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab your pocket knife and join us at the dance hall, as the lads bring the hounds to discuss the beauty of director Frank Borage’s Moonrise from 1948, starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Harry Morgan, Allyn Joslyn, Lloyd Bridges and Ethel Barrymore. See you in the swamps!

Questions, comments or punchy lines for Elmer the Soda Jerk? [email protected]

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:15)

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads hop on their fishing boat and into the fog - or rather into 1941’s Out of the Fog! Directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Eddie Albert, John Qualen and Thomas Mitchell - get ready to set your ears (and your boats) on fire! Questions, comments or tickets to Cuba? [email protected] (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 7:26) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads celebrate the brilliance of the recently departed Sidney Poitier in his film debut - 1950's No Way Out! He’s electric as a doctor fighting to prove he didn't kill a patient against a hotbed of hate and pure evil - most of it from Richard Widmark. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and co-starring Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally, this film dares to bring injustice from out of the shadows and into the light.

Questions, comments or do you know the capital of South Dakota? [email protected]

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:57)

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hop a fence and join the lads as they go deep into the depths of the Vogue nightclub to sell cigarettes and review the WILD ride that is 1950’s Destination Murder! Directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield, Myrna Dell and Albert Dekker - ARMITAGE SAYS LISTEN! 

Questions, comments or intermission snacks? [email protected]

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 11:23)

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Lace up your skates and join the lads at the edge of their seats as we discuss 1946’s Suspense, directed by Frank Tuttle! It stars real life Olympic skater Belita, Barry Sullivan and Albert Dekker as Poverty Row’s Monogram Pictures most expensive love triangle. Can the worlds of ice skating and film noir collide into something worth watching? Tune in and find out!

Questions, comments or a cabin in the woods? [email protected]

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:07)

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab a fistful of nickels and join the lads in the courtroom as they put 1955’s Illegal on trial. The witnesses are director Lewis Allen and the following stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe and Jayne Mansfield. We’re coming in hot like rabid gunfire - bang bang bang, noir-o!

Questions, comments or a drawer full of dirty dishes? the [email protected]

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 14:09)

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Set your angles to ‘Dutch’ and join the lads plus returning guest John Masino as they head into the sewers to discuss 1949’s The Third Man. This one is a stone cold classic for a reason! Thoughtfully directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard, this episode will get your zither in a dither!

Questions, comments or ferris wheels? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Are you decent, noir-o? The lads are off to the illegal casino to meet up with our special guest Film Noir Confidential for an episode dedicated to 1946’s unforgettable Gilda! Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, this one has it all: singing, dancing, uncles and enough classic lines to put on a Valentine. This is an episode NOT to be missed!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 10:18)

Questions, comments or hair tips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

There’s some insurance that needs investigating and the lads PLUS special guest Lisa Petitte are on the case! Today we discuss 1946’s The Killers (based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story), directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. Bring your map, we're going backwards in time for answers and hats!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 5:59)

Questions, comments or policy info? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are joined by special guest Chuck Forsman of the wonderful Bat & Spider podcast for a camping trip you won’t soon forget! That’s right - we’re talking 1956’s Nightfall, directed by Jacques Tourneur (Out of the Past) and starring the one of a kind duo of Aldo Ray and Anne Bancroft! Hotwire yourself a snowplow, put on your best gown and join us in Moose! Questions, comments or tickets to the fashion show? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Put on your snowshoes and follow the lads as they leave the city and head upstate to the snowy wilderness in director Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground! Two of film noirs heavyweights team up: Ida Lupino! Robert Ryan! With a script by A. I. Bezzerides (based on the 1945 novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler), cinematography by George E. Diskant and music by legend Bernard Herrmann, it’s a team-up with all of the greats. Does it stack up? Join us and find out!

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:06)

Questions, comments or a cup of tea? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads head to the noir streets of London to discuss 1950’s Night and the City, based on the novel by Gerald Kersh and directed by Jules Dassin. Starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney, this classic tale of sweaty desperation and wrestling promotion is not to be missed!

Questions, comments or wrestling tips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Welcome to the New Year! The lads kick off 2022 in style with an essential film noir: 1952’s Kansas City Confidential, directed by Phil Karlson (99 River Street) and starring John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Lee Van Clef, Neville Brand and Jack Elam. Expertly plotted with all of your favorite actors, this one is not to be missed. Tear up your playing cards and meet us in Barados!

Questions, comments or shin masks? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads close out their first full year of the show with a big celebration from the shadows: it's 1944’s Murder, My Sweet! Philip Marlowe is back and this time he’s played by Dick Powell, also starring Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Miles Mander, Douglas Walton and Mike Mazurki. Directed by Edward Dmytryk and based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely - you won’t want to miss this classic with its hard boiled plot, snappy dialogue and gorgeous femme fatales!

Questions, comments or jade necklaces? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Happy holidays, noir-os! It's Christmas 1961 and we're gonna walk through New York City to discuss an all time favorite of the lads: that's right, we're talking about Blast of Silence! Directed, written and starring Allen Baron with Molly McCarthy and Larry Tucker. Pack up your best voiceover and watch the weather report - this one is something real special!!

Questions, comments or sewer rats? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Lace up your taps and join the lads as they bring you a perfect fit with today's film: 1948's I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes, directed by William Nigh, adapted by Steve Fisher (from the novel by Cornell Woolrich) and starring Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey... and perhaps a visit from Santa Claus?

Questions, comments or gross taste in candy? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

It's Gentleman Joey's birthday and his gift is a bullet - 1955's A Bullet for Joey to be exact! Directed by Lewis Allen and starring the one-two punch that is Edward G. Robinson and George Raft plus TKO Audrey Totter, join the lads as they unwrap this Cold War puzzle and try to make sense of it all.

Questions, comments or birthday gifts? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get ready: you, the lads and director/star Robert Montgomery aka Philip Marlowe are going to solve a murder mystery together with 1943's Lady in the Lake! That's right, it's alllllll P.O.V. and we're looking directly at co-stars Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. Don't blink - we'll SEE you there!

Questions, comments or a mirror to look in? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

It's the end of Neo Noirvember and the lads are closing it up in style with writer/director Walter Hill's The Driver, starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. In honor of the film we'll keep this light on words, so just buckle up and hop in!

Questions, comments or car window repair? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Happy Thanksgiving! Today the lads (and the snow) are going to hit you like a thunderbolt with 1955's Storm Fear, directed by and starring Cornel Wilde plus Jean Wallace, Lee Grant, David Stollery, Dennis Weaver, Steven Hill and Dan Duryea. Bundle up, grab the leftovers and put on your snowshoes, we're going up a mountain of fun!

Questions, comments or a gift radio? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today the lads crack the safe of jewels that is 1981's Thief aka the debut feature from director Michael Mann! It stars James Caan with Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and Willie Nelson plus a 10/10 score from the legendary Tangerine Dream. What can we say, it's a perfect film - come join our gush fest!

Questions, comments or a copy of the Thief soundtrack for the lads? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Step right up, noir-o! The lads are in the tent and we're conjuring a discussion on 1947's Nightmare Alley, directed by Edmund Goulding. We're reading the tarot and it says that it stars Tyrone Power with Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray and Helen Walker. They also read that it was based on the 1946 novel of the same title, written by William Lindsay Gresham - come listen and see if our predictions come true!

Questions, comments or home recorded vinyl? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Neo Noirvember continues with 1986's Mona Lisa from director Neil Jordan - come watch Bob Hoskins at his all time greatest, along with fantastic performances from Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane and Michael Caine. Join the lads are they get in too deep with this British classic!

Questions, comments or time for tea? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Uh oh - the lads head back to the shadowy side of the Wild West in their continuing quest for Western Noir, and they've sure got a compelling one: we're discussing Andre DeToth's Day of the Outlaw! This one is FULL of film noir favorites including star Robert Ryan plus Burl Ives, Tina Louise and a few familiar faces too - grab a coat and join us in the past!

Questions, comments or dance moves? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Each week this month you'll get TWICE the lads - every Tuesday we'll be discussing a different neo noir and we're kicking it off with a damn good time: it's Blood Simple aka the debut film from Joel and Ethan Coen, starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. It's Neo Noirvember, so throw on "It's the Same Old Song", turn off the lights and stay away from the widow!

Questions, comments or bathroom knives? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Wow, you are in for one CRAZY ride today - the lads are headed to 1953's City That Never Sleeps (aka Chicago, duh), directed by John H. Auer and starring Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills, Marie Windsor and Paula Raymond. Make sure your gears are oiled and ready, it's going to get mechanical!

Questions, comments or magic tricks? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads complete their look into Halloween Noir with SPECIAL guest John Masino as they discuss THE BIG ONE: 1955's The Night of the Hunter, brilliantly directed by Charles Laughton. It stars Robert Mitchum at his most terrifying, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish. We get into love, hate and everything in between - don't miss it, bluebeard!

Comments, questions or potatoes to spare? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Our month long look into Halloween Noir continues with the San Francisco classic Experiment in Terror, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Lee Remick, Glenn Ford, Stefanie Powers and Ross Martin. Prepare yourself to be gripped by fear!!! Questions, comments or a message for Popcorn? [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are continuing their look at Halloween Noir with 1945's My Name Is Julia Ross, directed by show favorite Joseph H. Lewis and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Grab the classifieds and join us by the water!

Questions, comments or escape plans? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get your subway tokens ready, because we're headed to a city of missing sisters, poets and Satanic cults: the lads (along with SPECIAL guest Lisa Petitte) get in the shadows to discuss producer Val Lewton's The 7th Victim, the first of our Halloween film noir series that we are rolling out all month long! Directed by Mark Robson and starring Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell and Hugh Beaumont.

Questions, comments or Rocky IV robots? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hop in the cab - the lads are driving! This fare is headed to 99 River Street from 1953, directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen and Peggie Castle.

Questions, comments or a drug store coffee? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads head to the fiesta and chat about 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, directed by AND starring Robert Montgomery based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. Hop on the carousel and join us!

Questions, comments or gum keys? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are BACK in the shadows as they watch one of the all time classic film noirs: D.O.A. from 1950, directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. Join us as we sip luminous toxin and race our way against Death's clock throughout the streets of San Francisco - you won't regret it!

Questions, comments or #justiceforchester? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

On today's episode: the lads learn the dangers of trusting Google and are fooled into covering a 100% non-noir western - oops! We watched 1953's The Naked Spur, directed by Anthony Mann and starring some old friends of the show: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker and Millard Mitchell. PS: We felt bad, so we recorded a little something special/extra just for our loyal noir-os: please enjoy our discussion of Warren Beatty's 1990's blockbuster Dick Tracy. Is it film noir? Well, it's certainly more noir than The Naked Spur was! It starts at 58:57 - enjoy :) Questions, comments, noir western suggestions? [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Wow noir-o, have we got a film for you!! It doesn't get anymore perfect than director Robert Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly, starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Wesley Addy, Maxine Cooper and Cloris Leachman. Meet private investigator Mike Hammer as he navigates his way through atomic age insanity, beautifully painted with a noir brush. Screenplay by Aldrich and A. I. Bezzerides, based on the 1952 crime novel Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane.

Questions, comments or futuristic answering machines? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The BIG AUGUST comes to an explosive finish with 1955's The Big Combo, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Cornel Wilde as Police Lt. Leonard Diamond with Jean Wallace (married to Wilde at the time - the couple produced as well), Richard Conte as the very memorable villain Mr. Brown, Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman and Helene Stanton. The lads are closing this month out in style, you're not going to want to miss this fantastic noir!

Questions, comments or hearing aids? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Keep the coffee hot! Our BIG AUGUST continues as we turn up the brutality with 1953's The Big Heat, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby and Lee Marvin.

Questions, comments or need us to start your car? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get in the car! Our BIG AUGUST continues with director Don Siegel's 1949 road noir The Big Steal, starring one of the lads' all time favorite duos: Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer!

Questions, comments or untouched drinks? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

We're kicking off our BIG AUGUST with one of the biggest of the bigs: today we're talking Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. Starring Humphrey Bogart as the classic private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge. Strap in, it's going to be a wild ride!

Questions, comments or a copy of Ben-Hur 1863, third edition with a duplicate line on page 116? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hold onto your jewels, today the lads are headed to The Asphalt Jungle! Join us for this ensemble noir heist directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern and Jean Hagen with James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire and Marilyn Monroe.

Questions, comments or nickels for the jukebox? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hop in! The lads are taking the boat out on the lake while we discuss 1945's technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven, directed by John M. Stahl and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain and Vincent Price!

Questions, comments or book dedications? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads hop a bus to Hudson and stakeout the perfect movie: today we're talking 1959's Odds Against Tomorrow, directed by our old pal Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley and Gloria Grahame!

Questions, comments or sandwich delivery? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get dizzy with the lads we enter the spinning world of San Francisco to cover Alfred Hitchcock's technicolor yarn Vertigo, starring James Stewart  and the mysterious Kim Novak.

Questions, comments or fellow Harvey Danger fan? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads head to Los Angeles to chase the old haunts and check in on some old flames - we're discussing Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross, starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea.

Questions, comments or money for The Lush's bar tab? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are on the line and making hard choices as they watch director Akira Kurosawa's High and Low (天国と地獄), starring the always stellar Toshiro Mifune with a very, very large cast. Pick up the phone, we're on the hunt!

Questions, comments or ransom money? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Get ready to put a serial lover on trial because today the lads are talking about Warner Archive's recent release of 1947's They Won't Believe Me on Blu-Ray - with 15 minutes restored for the first time! You've got Robert Young, Susan Hayward and Jane Greer, so of course it's going to be a great ride - BELIEVE US!

Questions, comments or gold digging? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hop in, noir-o! The lads are covering the landmark 1953 film The Hitch-Hiker, directed by Ida Lupino. Hear us gush over this terrifying film, starring Frank Lovejoy, Edmond O'Brien and the very, very evil William Talman in the role of a lifetime.

Questions, comments or do you need a ride? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are here today to take you from your humdrum routine and onto our boat while we discuss 1948's Pitfall, directed by André de Toth and starring Lizabeth Scott, Dick Powell, Jane Wyatt, & Raymond Burr.

Questions, comments or large suits? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are on the case today as we cover director John Huston's noir blueprint "The Maltese Falcon"! This one is a total game changer for all who touched it, including star Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade with Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Elisha Cook Jr., Lee Patrick & Gladys George. Come join us on our hunt for glory!

Questions, comments or red herrings? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

We're off to the races to plot the perfect crime on today's episode - the lads discuss director Stanley Kubrick's noir classic "The Killing", featuring an all-star cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor and many more!

Questions, comments or horse tips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today the lads take a vacation to the North, as they watch 1953's Niagara - IN TECHNICOLOR! Bring your best jacket and boots as stars Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters are here to thrill you from the water.

Questions, comments or shredded wheat prizes? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

You're in for one WILD ride, noir-o! The lads discuss their love of 1958's Touch of Evil - written, directed AND starring Orson Welles, with Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. We'll discuss everything from the famous tracking shot to wiretap echoes, all while one of us slowly devolves from their second vaccination shot!

Questions, comments or bowls of chili? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

It's all about the Roberts on today's episode! The lads watched 1947's Crossfire, a film noir that dares to tackle some important subject matter. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, screenplay by John Paxton, based on the novel "The Brick Foxhole" by Richard Brooks and starring the BIG THREE ROBERTS: we've got Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan, plus some wonderful performances from Gloria Grahame, Sam Levene and many others. Join us for this one, you won't be sorry!

Questions, comments, Robert? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

BONUS EPISODE: Today, the lads watch the unwatchable - we're talking 1973's made-for-TV remake of Double Indemnity!

Questions, comments or 70's decorating tips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Join the lads as they cover THE BIG ONE: it's 1944's film noir classic Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson. Will they do it justice? Stop by and find out!

Questions, comments or insurance policies? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are once again a cathouse divided and 1964's The Naked Kiss is the culprit! Join us as we discuss writer/director Samuel Fuller's tale of a prostitute who tries to make it in Anytown, USA and finds something very sinister under the surface - starring Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante and Virginia Grey.

Questions, comments or ten, ten and five? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today, the lads stop the foolery and get into the fog for director Jean Negulesco's 1948 hidden classic "Road House", starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and a rabid performance from Richard Widmark. This one is not to be missed!

Questions, comments or cigarettes on the piano? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today the lads get a little mischievous and bring you 1989's Road House, directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring the great Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott - Happy April Fools!

Questions, comments or throat rips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads find themselves divided over today's film - 1949's Too Late for Tears, directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Kristine Miller and Arthur Kennedy.

Questions, comments or a leather bag of cash? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Join the lads in the Wild West as they head to the heart of the cattle wars to discuss director Robert Wise's Western Noir "Blood on the Moon", the SECOND in our Mitchum double feature! Starring Robert Mitchum (duh), Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Preston. Bring your first aid kit, it's gonna get bloody!

Questions, comments or mustache lips? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today the lads build their gallows high, baby! It doesn't get any better than Jacques Tourneur's 1947 noir masterpiece Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. Come for the Fish Police shout out, stay for the celebration.

(Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:16)

Questions, comments or burning hamburgers? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

This week: the lads put on their jackets and enter the cold war for 1953's "Pickup on South Street", directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter!

(Attention noir-os: This is a long one - if you're not fond of digressions and you'd like to get straight to the movie business, go ahead and skip to around 25:10 - our feelings won't be hurt, we promise)

Questions, comments or microfilm? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

This week: lace up and gloves on! The lads get in the ring for director Robert Wise's 1949 boxing noir The Set-Up, starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter.

Questions, comments or placed bets? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

This week: the lads take you to Hollywood and we get wild for director Billy Wilder's masterpiece Sunset Boulevard, starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond - a character so brilliant you'll be glued to the screen! This film has everything (yes, including a monkey funeral)!

Questions, comments or butler ex-husbands? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Grab your barrel! The lads get bandaged up for 1947's thrill ride Dark Passage, directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Questions, comments or a point of view? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Hey there gumshoes! Join the lad detectives as they open the file on 1944's Laura, directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews.

Questions, comments or self portraits? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Ahoy hoy! This week the lads get insane for Gun Crazy from 1950, directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall.

Questions, comments or carnival attractions? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

This week: the lads tackle 1947's The Lady from Shanghai, starring Orson Welles (who also directed) and Rita Hayworth!

Questions, comments or a message in a bottle? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

The lads are back with another look at the classics of film noir! This week we discuss 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice, directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner & John Garfield!

Questions, comments or just a need to write into a void? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Today, the lads tackle 1945's Detour, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Tom Neal & Ann Savage!

Questions, comments or just a general love of email? [email protected]

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support

Welcome to our brand new show OUT OF THE PODCAST. Each Thursday, Dan and Joey will review a classic noir film - please join us next week for 1945's Detour! Follow us on Twitter at @outofthecast and on Instagram & Facebook at @outofthepodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthepodcast/support