John means Murder My Sweet, which happens to be
my #1 poster collection (I collect Raymond Chandler)
however, while I love the movie and the poster is
right in front of my desk when I'm working so I
see it everyday, it is far from a great Noir
1sheet and I could think of many others which are
better. However, in keeping with MMS, the 3sheet
on the title with a nightgown clad Claire Trevor
with a smoking gun in her hand is tops!! and the
half sheets are better noir posters than the 1sh
other mentions:
the Third Man 1s
Brute Force half sheet with Lancaster over prison
I Walk Alone halves
DOA - the halves
Gun Crazy (why isn't it on your list Steve)
Captive City
Kill or Be Killed
after I get into my collection, I'll be able to
list many others as I am very heavy with Noir
At 12:00 PM 6/10/2010, John Waldman wrote:
This Gun For Hire
Farewell, My Lovely
John
From: Richard Evans <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 2:48:28 PM
Subject: [MOPO]
A few favourites:
The Big Sleep French Grande
The Lost Weekend French Grande (Bat Style)
In A Lonely Place Argentinean 1 Sht
Gun Crazy 3 sht
And of course, Out of Past 1 sht
On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote:
Hello,
I donât post much but after reading Dark City
(thanks to whomever suggested the book) I
wanted an opinion of what noir posters
MOPOâers thought best evoked the spirit of
noirâs. No, not necessarily the most
beautiful (e.g. This Gun For Hire 1sh) nor the
best images of the stars (e.g. Gilda) but the
posters that capture the fatalism, grim
streets, desperation, duplicity, temptation,
and broken hopes which inhabit Dark City.
Now to start the abused and discarded,
deflated, never quite reaching the top of the
hill before rolling into oblivion noir ball rolling-
1. Cry of the City (20th Century Fox,
1948). Half sheet or insert- best image of noir photographic style?
2. The killing. half sheet- luridly
colored corpses make for the meanest of noir posters
3. Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO, 1940).
One Sheet- 1st noir also has the 1st great noir poster
4. D.O.A. 3 sheet (1 sheet and half are
also great, w/ the half having a toe tag around his body)
5. Nightmare alley. insert- meaner Powers face than the 1 sheet.
6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Paramount,
1948). One sheet- with all the eyes
7. The Big Combo (Allied Artists, 1955).
Half Sheet fatalism, femme fatale, dark streets
8. Mystery Street (MGM, 1950). One Sheet-
great noir art for an inexpensive poster
9. Kiss of death. 1 sheet- at least one
great poster is in black and white
10. Raw Deal (Eagle Lion, 1948). One sheet- very raw
11. I Walk Alone (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- vivid
12. T-Men. One sheet- kitchen sink of noir posters
13. Killerâs Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you
would expect from Kubrick and an ax (Hereâs Johnny!!)
14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1
sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Affleckâs evil noir alter-ego?
I stuck to USA posters since noirâs are
mostly an American phenomenon. Otherwise the
Italians(The Enforcer 2 folio, High Sierra
(R-1949). 2 Folio, Knock on Any Door
(Columbia, 1949) 2 Folio) might have had a
few well deserved entries.. I also didnât
include tc/lcâs but would love feedback as to
some of the best. Two of my favorite are the lc
of Night of the Hunter w/ Mitchum close-up
(love/ hate) and lc of The 3rd Man with Harry
Lime (Welles) looking like the trapped rat he was.
All opinions will be treated civilly except the ones I donât agree with.
Steve Olson
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