BONUS 1952 - The Fantastic Films Noir of 1952!

Hey Oscar fans - “Tex” and Mark are back with another standout year of films noir.  We kind of teased this episode during our 1953 Oscars episode — when four noirs (The Bad and the Beautiful, Sudden Fear, The Narrow Margin, and The Sniper) were nominated for various Oscars.  But as we soon discovered, that was just the tip of the iceberg!  1952 was an absolute banger of a year for films noir and we are all too happy to walk you through at least a dozen more of our favorites, as well as introduce you to some hidden gem talent both in front of and behind the camera!  So sit back and take note of some films that expose both the bad and beautiful sides of life as seen through the dark lens of film noir.  Thanks for listening!



Films Mentioned

The Bad and the Beautiful

Sudden Fear

The Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin (1990)

The Sniper

M (1931 & 1951)

Kansas City Confidential

Angel Face

Laura

Fallen Angel

The Man with the Golden Arm

Don’t Bother to Knock

Inferno

Clash by Night

Affair in Trinidad

Gilda

The Turning Point

Strange Fascination

Pickup

The Girl on the Bridge

Bait

Hit and Run

One Girl’s Confession

This Woman is Dangerous

The Thief

Man Bait

Tread Softly Stranger

Yield to the Night

Passport to Shame

Scandal Sheet

The Phenix City Story

Hell’s Island

99 River Street

All the King’s Men

Deadline USA

The Boy with the Green Hair
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