double indemnity it would have to be the insert
even the half sheets are not very noiresque
on Blue Dahlia, almost any poster works, but the
half sheets are the best noir posters on the title
Oh.. probably the coolest of all film noir
posters would have to be Fritz Lang's Hangmen
Also Die with the shadows of hanging bodies. damn
if I haven't been able to score one of those ferqers
At 12:11 PM 6/10/2010, Richard Evans wrote:
Oh, and though I can't really think of a Sunset
Boulevard poster I really like (or Double
Indemnity unfortunately), the swimming pool card evokes the spirit very well.
On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote:
Hello,
I dont post much but after reading Dark City
(thanks to whomever suggested the book) I
wanted an opinion of what noir posters MOPOers
thought best evoked the spirit of noirs. 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. Killers Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you would
expect from Kubrick and an ax (Heres Johnny!!)
14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1
sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Afflecks evil noir alter-ego?
I stuck to USA posters since noirs 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 didnt
include tc/lcs 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 dont agree with.
Steve Olson
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