On Fridays in June TCM is showing a series of films noirs. I have seen most of these films and would particularly recommend the following:
June 5. Raoul Walsh's High Sierra (1941), very early in the film noir cycle but an excellent example of the fatalism found in these films.
June 12. Edgar Ulmer's Detour (1945), a dark and elegant film made on a shoestring, and Joseph H. Lewis's Gun Crazy, a story of American obsessions.
June 19. Robert Siodmak's The Killers (1946), from a Hemingway story
June 26. Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past (1947), a movie that practically defines film noir.
Other films this month I like a great deal:
June 8. Raoul Walsh's Gentleman Jim (1942), a fascinating and funny boxing movie, about Jim Corbett.
June 10. John Ford's Judge Priest (1934), one of three films Ford made with Will Rogers; it includes a lovely performance by Stepin Fetchit.
June 12 Erich Von Stroheim's Greed (1914), the two hours that remain of Von Stroheim's 6-hour film, a faithful adaptation of Frank Norris's McTeague.
June 20 Phil Karlson's 99 River Street (1953), a powerful film at the end of the noir cycle, when redemption was becoming possible..
June 24. Blake Edwards's 10 (1979), a film of its time that also transcends it, in its evocation of desire.
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