#Marjorie Muller

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January 1943. Penasco, New Mexico. "Marjorie Muller, Red Cross nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association. The radio is her only contact with the outside world. Papers come rarely to the town, and she must depend on news broadcasts to follow daily events."

Photo by John Collier - Office of War Information

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(via Play It as It Lays: 1943 | Shorpy)

January 1943. "Penasco, New Mexico. Marjorie Muller, Red Cross resident nurse of the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association, playing bridge at the forest ranger's house." Photo by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

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ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, June 22, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens In this episode, we discuss LGBTQ+ characters in noir, the best noir cinematographers, “Executive Action”, author John D. MacDonald, circumventing the Hays Code, and more. Plus, we settle a debate regarding the portrayal of women in noir for a viewer. We wind up with a discussion of our fantasy casting for noir brothers and noir sisters. Stay tuned to the end for a special furry guest star.

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This week’s questions:

1.       I’d enjoy hearing from both of you about LGBTQ+ characters in Noir.

Marjorie (from the poor part of Connecticut)

2.       Are there any Film Noir Foundation restorations in the Flicker Alley pipeline this year?

Michael, Post Falls, Idaho

3.       Have you ever considered The Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, Arizona for a NOIR CITY showing? Also, are there any great film noirs from the golden age that are not readily available?

Vince from Arizona

4.       In a recent ASK EDDIE, you said that "The 13th Letter” is unavailable for showings because of rights issues, Are there any other noirs that similarly cannot be shown because of rights issues?  

Bill Miller, Chicago

5.       Who do you consider the best cinematographer of the classic film era?

Harry, West Chester, PA

6.       I recently engaged in a debate with someone about the concept of film. I wanted to get your perspective. The other person posits that the femme fatale trope was a sexist derivative of men's postwar angst of women taking their jobs and workplace. I argued that men and women in noir are oftentimes equally culpable, equally shrewd and equally guilty in their indiscretions. What are your thoughts on these arguments?

Andrew, Clayton, North Carolina

7.       TCM showed “Not As A Stranger” and I thoroughly enjoyed it. IMDB says that movie is a Film Noir.  I can’t see it. What do you think?

Stephen, Allen, Texas

8.       I recently saw the Italian neorealist film “Bitter Rice”, which has many film noir characteristics. Can you recommend other neorealist films that might also be regarded as film noir?

Ron

9.       It's hard to think of a movie more detested, shunned and now ignored than "Executive Action," a 1973 political drama, directed by David Miller and written by Dalton Trumbo, that blames the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on a right-wing capitalist conspiracy. I'd welcome any comments you have about "Executive Action."

Paul from "Fargo" land

10.   I recently watched “Journey into Light” (1951) starring Sterling Hayden and found it surprisingly emotionally moving.  Are there any film noir movies that you find especially moving? Also, do you consider this movie a "religious noir"?

Dan

11.   One great American crime writer you've never mentioned is John D. Macdonald, the creator of Travis McGee. Macdonald considered Victor Nunez's 1984 adaptation of his novel “A Flash of Green” to be the best film version of his work. What do the two of you think of Macdonald's work? And have either of you ever seen “A Flash of Green”?

Doug, Silver Spring, MD

12.   One of the many pleasures of viewing classic films noir is spotting the various ways in which the filmmakers circumvent the Hays Code and express graphic violence, et cetera, despite the limitations forced upon them, with clever filmmaking techniques. Can you think of any other good examples of this sort of Hays Code circumvention, in which a film is able to express graphic content without explicitly showing it?

Sam from Iowa

13.   Where is it that you tape introductions for NOIR ALLEY?  Are you given a blooper reel each year?  Have you ever finished it in one single take.  Do you have a favorite hotel you stay at when in L.A. or do you not stay at same place each visit?  

Alan, San Anselmo, CA.

14.   I came across an excellent book called “San Francisco Noir” which shows real locations from SF movies and proves interesting anecdotes about the locations and the films themselves. At the end of the book is a description of the Danger and Despair Knitting Circle, which sounds like an elite private showing of various noirs.  Does this still exist, and do you have stories about this group?

Phil from Boston

15.   My question addresses some fantasy casting as well as historic casting.  Who would both of you cast as Noir Brothers and Noir Sisters. What would be the best combustible pairs?

William from Lafayette

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Penasco, New Mexico. "Evenings are long for Marjorie Muller in her lonely post as resident nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association."

ph. John Collier Jr., Library of Congress

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Suspect wanted in deadly hit-and-run in South Jersey taken into custody

The crash happened last Thursday while 80-year-old Marjorie Straub Muller was on Stagecoach Road in Upper Township.

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Happy birthday to Midge Gerlach, known to Betsy-Tacy fans as Tib Muller!

Henry and Minnie Gerlach nicknamed Marjorie “Midge” because she was small, wiry, and agile. She had blonde curly hair. She was Thelma “Tib” Muller in the books. Her little brothers were Freddie and Hobbie were in the book but sister Dorothy was not. Midge’s dad was an architect and her mother was a seamstress. She made most of their clothing. Her dad designed many Mankato buildings. Her ashes were scattered at the foot of an old oak tree in Sibley Park.

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ZD 2019 Reading Rundown

≈ 77 TOMES READ 8 prose, 11 audio, ≈ 58 trade paperbacks worth of comics/graphic novels

FAVORITE NOVELS IN 2019 1. Olive, Again (new) – Elizabeth Strout  2. The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991/reread) – Stephen King/audio by Frank Muller 3. The Institute (new) – Stephen King 4. On the Come-Up (new) – Angie Thomas/audio by Bahni Turpin 5. The Hate U Give (2017) – Angie Thomas/audio by Bahni Turpin 6. Manhattan Beach (2017) – Jennifer Egan/audio by Heather Lind, Norbert Leo Butz, Vincent Piazza

FAVORITE COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS IN 2019 1. Saga (re-re-re-reread) – Brian K. Vaughan/Fiona Staples  2. The Wicked + The Divine (finale) – Kieron Gillen/Jamie McKelvie 3. Runaways – Brian K. Vaughan/Adrian Alphona + Rainbow Rowell/Kris Anka 4. DIE – Kieron Gillen/Stephanie Hans 5. Bingo Love – Tee Franklin/Jenn St. Onge 6. Sex Criminals – Matt Fraction/Chip Zdarsky 7. Blackbird – Jen Bartel/Sam Humphries 8. As the Crow Flies – Melanie Gillman 9. Ironheart (finale) – Eve. L Ewing/various artists 10. The Walking Dead (finale) – Robert Kirkman/Charlie Adlard 11. Paper Girls (finale) – Brian K. Vaughan/Cliff Chiang 12. LaGuardia – Nnedi Okorafor/Tana Ford 13. Kid Gloves – Lucy Knisley 14. Monstress – Marjorie Liu/Sana Takeda 15. Royal City – Jeff Lemire 16. Ascender – Jeff Lemire/Dustin Nguyen

MOST MEMORABLE READING EXPERIENCES -The Hate U Give + On the Come-Up back-to-back on audio w/ narration by the incomparable Bahni Turpin -The Walking Dead w/ its complete surprise ending at #193 -The Wicked + The Divine’s final arcs + Old Is the New New compilation -Watchmen reread while the HBO series was running -DIE w/ a lot of weed + rereads -Mixed-media crossover reads (like 80% audio while keeping track in the physical + reading/annotating 20% in there) w/ The Dark Tower, Manhattan Beach, On the Come-Up  -Stranger in the Woods audio w/ Mark Bramhall’s Christopher Knight voice

REREADS -Fave: The Dark Tower III, V, VI, VII (first time via audio, read 11-12 years ago) -Watchmen (read 11 yrs ago) -Sweet Tooth (read 7-8 yrs ago) -We Stand on Guard (read 4 yrs ago) -½ A Dance with Dragons (first time via audio, read 4 yrs ago) -We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (first time via audio, read 4 yrs ago) -Sex Criminals (read 3 yrs ago) -The Stranger in the Woods (first time via audio, read 2 yrs ago) -Secret Wars (read last year twice) -Saga (re-reread last year)

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Chapter 4

The Princess of the Flower Folk

“Just because someone might have a heart of marshmallow doesn’t mean you or I have the right to shape it for our own sakes.”

At times the laboratory grew unbearably claustrophobic. It seemed shameful for one born in caverns to experience a fear of tight spaces, but somehow the knowledge that there was a greater, wide space beyond the thin walls of her temporary home made something in Philomene itch far beneath her skin. It kept her restless, so she worked as quickly as her back would allow to keep herself focused. It was her own fault, she knew, letting her chambers grow so cluttered. She just couldn’t turn down any of the treasures Marjorie brought back from the Market, even if most of them proved to be magically worthless. The petal of a deep blue flower hung over one window, tinting the light streaming through a sharp violet. The skull of a mouse sat upon the dresser, gleaming white and grinning in a way that made the beast seem fearsome even in death. Twice she’d nearly tripped over something, foolishly risking further injury at a time when she knew she wouldn’t have access to the palace doctor. She only had enough energy to spend her time researching or tidying up, and organizing her “summer home,” as Marjorie had jokingly put it, wasn’t a priority. The mirror helped. A great, jagged shard leaning against the wall of the bedroom-turned-laboratory, it bore a red tinge to it suggesting it had once been activated by blood magic. Even if she hadn’t the distaste for it, Philomene Marl Thumbelina doubted she had enough blood to spare to appease it. Instead she’d learned how to activate it with a chant uttered in the right cadence and tone. It seemed to like rhymes. Without magic texts, she had to rely on trial-and-error. It certainly kept her busy. She looked into the mirror with a frown, sitting on the wooden spool she used as a chair and letting her seashell-shaped dress fall around her as she set her cane aside. Her contact had been quiet for some time, and that always worried her. It wasn’t that Marjorie was under a great deal of threat or danger, though the forest was said to be full of enormous wolves and ravenous bears. There were other things to be concerned about when it came to Marjorie. She sighed and sang a lilting tune. “Broken mirror, ‘gainst the wall. You know who, give her a call.” Like liquid metal, Philomene’s reflection warped into a puddle of lavender before displaying a red glass jewel. Philomene had not figured out how to make the mirror display more than still images, but it could at least transmit sound. The jewel flickered as Marjorie’s voice came over from the other line, low and husky as usual. “Your Highness? Is everything alright in there? Nothing amiss?” Philomene shook her head even knowing Marjorie couldn’t see it, dark braids entwined with violet ribbons falling in her face. “I felt a little tremor earlier and thought I heard thunder for some time, but you know I’m perfectly safe in here. And you’re one to worry me and then sound alarmed when I call! Where have you been? It’s been hours.” “Ah, yes. I apologize, Highness. It was, there was…” The red jewel was still for a moment. “Oh, there’s no delicate way to put it. The owner of the house returned.” “…Oh.” Philomene felt herself deflate a bit. “Well, then. That would explain the thunder and the tremors. I suppose I should prepare us for another move. I can secure everything in a matter of a few hours…” She could already sense how sore she’d be after that much work in so little time, but she knew Marjorie couldn’t really help her. And everything had to be secured; her research couldn’t be compromised by a potentially dangerous escape through the forest. There was no evidence a Sky Island giant would be hostile to a Flower Folk princess, but why take the risk? “No, no! You misunderstand. He’s not G. Chulainn. She? Well, I don’t know whether G. Chulainn was a he or a she but he, the host, is not G. Chulainn.” “…This is good news?” “This is fantastic news! He’s a giant indeed, but there seems to be a heart of gold underneath all that bulk. Or maybe bread dough. Marshmallow candy. The sum of it is we can stay, and I’ve even convinced him to let us keep the bedroom.” Philomene raised an eyebrow at this. It wasn’t that she couldn’t buy the idea of a gentle giant; while she only knew giants in an abstract sense as something great and distant, the sprite princess was well acquainted with large, benevolent beings. It just seemed a bit too easy to be true. And it wasn’t that she suspected trickery on the part of a giant, who would have no reason to hide his nature if he had the famed strength of his kind. “Marjorie.” Marjorie knew that tone right away, it seemed. “I didn’t trick him!” “Marjorie.” “I was honest with him. I even admitted I was in a perilous situation, and I didn’t make up any stories this time.” Philomene cleared her throat. “Marjorie Muller of the House of Fallen Snow.” The full name was a sharp weapon to wield, one Philomene had learned from her own mother. She didn’t like using it lightly, especially not on her best friend. It did seem to work, as Marjorie mock-whimpered on the other end of the mirror. “I may not have mentioned your presence here. It’s possible I neglected to mention it yet. I mean, why burden him with information that’s of no use to him and will just add to his woes?” ‘She means well,’ Philomene told herself as she took a deep breath, feeling blood rush to her face out of frustration. ‘She was trained to use any art possible to protect me. This is for my sake, so I musn’t be spoiled…’ “So he thinks you just…keep a tiny, grand house around? Do humans really do that?” “Dollhouses, Princess! I told you. It has nothing to do with the Flower Folk. He just thinks I have a hobby. And I mean, it’s not a lie! I just don’t know him well enough yet. I can trust him with my life. What if he’s greedy and learns there’s a ransom out there for you? There’s a lot of-” “A lot of dangers out there. I know.” Philomene looked wistfully out the glass window of her home, where she could see the glint of the fireplace. It wasn’t the glorious blue sky she’d seen in those few lucky glances, but after what had happened last time she could hardly blame Marjorie for being overly cautious. That beautiful sky was full of birds, and she never wanted to face that storm of feathers and ravenous screeching again. “You know how I feel about deception," she continued. "Just because someone might have a heart of marshmallow doesn’t mean you or I have the right to shape it for our own sakes. You should at least tell him sometime. You are planning on telling him sometime?” “I’m planning on finding our solution before then! But, well. I do have good news on that front.” Marjorie sounded a little less guilty and defensive, at least. “He’s of the name Kettle. You think it’s ‘that’ Kettle? He is a cook…” “Kettle?” Philomene’s eyes flew to the few books she’d been able to rescue in their hurried escape. She paid no heed to the culinary arts, but there had been a mention of a Wizard ‘Keytl’ in a history book detailing the schools of magic. “It seems like a bit of a long shot. If he’s down here and not in the Sky Islands, he’s probably not all that formidable. But living with a cook wouldn’t be so bad…” “Hey! You don’t like my scrambled eggs? Just because they’re a little burnt…” Philomene covered her mouth and chuckled. “I didn’t mean to insult your cooking, honestly. Crispy eggs are fine. And the blueberry slices made for a fine side dish. You’re honestly too good to me and here I am needling you…” “If you were the sort to accept things without question, I’d be a little less enthusiastic about being your handmaiden. And jester. And bodyguard.” Marjorie sounded as if she were in equally good humor. “Anyway, I’m going to market tonight.” “Again? I told you, the medicine doesn’t work as well if you’re sleep-deprived.” “And if I miss a crucial ingredient or artifact because I’m catching my beauty sleep, the Thumbelina Kingdom pays for it. I mean, oh, you don’t have to worry about me! Really. I’m a big girl, Your Highness, even for a human.” Marjorie’s voice sounded a bit too flippant to be convincing, which didn’t help the knot of guilt that formed in Philomene’s stomach whenever Marjorie’s condition came up. “But if you order me to stay in, I’ll stay…” Philomene clutched the edge of her bell-shaped sleeves and frowned, pulling at the frayed satin fabric. Marjorie would stay if she ordered it; with one word from Philomene, Marjorie would act as if she’d forgotten the very existence of that strange Moonflower Market, and they could proceed with a curse-breaking plan that didn’t involve dealing with witches. But that plan didn’t exist, and like it or not, Moonflower appeared to be their best shot. Without it she wouldn’t have the cowrie shell sitting in the corner of the lab, worn smooth with arcane markings, or the mirror shard, the spindle-needle heavy with fairy magic or the bridge of an enchanted fiddle. That none of Philomene’s experiments on those artifacts and fragments had led to more than curiosities was besides the point; they had led to something, at least. And as a princess, it was her duty to prioritize that over the well-being of a friend who insisted she was fine. “You can go,” she relented, defeat evident in her voice. “But you’re spending the next three nights sleeping. And take your medicine with tea or food! Melchior tells me you’ve been chewing it dry and swallowing it with a little water. It’s not as effective that way.” “Melchi-ugh, that nosy little moth! As you wish, Doctor. I mean, Princess.” The transmission ended seconds later, the image rippling away to reveal Philomene sitting with her soft-slipper shoes hanging over the edge of the wooden spool. She grabbed her cane and eased herself down, dusting herself off and walking over to the wooden block she used as a worktable, having found the miniature Marjorie had carved for her too delicate to be practical for her purposes. She reached over and tied her hair up in a wrap to get it out of the way, rolled up her sleeves and frowned. Sitting on the block was a bean, light green in color, swollen to double its original size from an overnight water bath. If Marjorie worried about her going outside of the dollhouse, this would give the bodyguard-jester fits. Even Philomene had to admit it was completely reckless on her part to have exposed the bean to water, though it hadn’t shown any signs of strange activity or rampant growth. A quick cut had split it right open, revealing it to be a perfectly ordinary bean. Either Marjorie’s hunch was correct and this was another fake, or there was another factor at work. “It’s so strange. Beans, roses, peas…How can something so innocuous as a plant doom an entire city?”

(Author’s note: And hey, here’s Philomene! We’ve almost got the main cast all together.)

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Always love seeing Alton DuLaney .... and meeting Geoffrey Muller ... GREAT show featuring work by Daniel Johnston in collaboration with his sister Marjory Johnston at Redbud Gallery ... @redbudgallery #HoustonArt #Houston #HTX #HTown #HtownMuse 1.26.19 (at Redbud Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtH7mpjAljF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19u1zqnzibjxx

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January 1943. Peñasco, New Mexico. "Marjorie Muller, nurse at baby clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association." Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier, Office of War Information. View full size.

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NOIR CITY 20 day four:  SO EVIL MY LOVE (7:00) and SLEEP, MY LOVE (9:00) at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre. Films introduced by Eddie Muller. Full festival details and tickets: www.noircity.com

Monday • January 23

DOUBLE FEATURE

7:00 PM

SO EVIL MY LOVE

Devout missionary's widow Olivia Harwood (Ann Todd) falls under the spell of charming artist-rogue Mark Bellis (Ray Milland) on a steamship returning them to 1890s London from the West Indies. Sensing easy prey for his rakish charm, Bellis moves into Olivia's boardinghouse and soon has her in his thrall. Romantic obsession causes her to aid him in a nefarious and deadly scheme, leading to a shocking and bloody climax. Inspired by an actual never-solved murder, this is one of the great unheralded gothic-noir dramas of the 1940s. With Geraldine Fitzgerald.

Originally released July 21, 1948. Paramount [Universal], 112 minutes. Screenplay by Ronald Millar and Leonard Spigelgass, from the novel For Her to See by Marjorie Bowen. Produced by Hal Wallis. Directed by Lewis Allen

9:00

SLEEP, MY LOVE

Alison Courtland (Claudette Colbert) awakens on a speeding train with no memory of how she got there. Reunited with her husband Richard (Don Ameche), he proposes hypnosis to uncover the root of his wife's mental instability. Overlooked in the noir canon because it was deemed a "woman's picture," Sleep, My Love is one of Sirk's strongest 1940s pictures, deftly combining witty humor, creepy atmospherics, and genuine thrills all anchored by the sprightly chemistry of co-stars Colbert and Robert Cummings.

Originally released March 16, 1948. Triangle Productions [United Artists], 94 minutes. Screenplay by St. Clair McKelway and Leo Rosten, from the novel by Rosten. Produced by Ralph Cohn, Buddy Rogers, and Mary Pickford. Directed by Douglas Sirk.

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ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, April 6, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss the selection process for the Oscar’s “In Memoriam” presentation, season two of Perry Mason, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, the impact of the studio system’s treatment of talent on film noirs, “transitional” film noir and more. We wind things up answering two possibly divisive questions, who is the toughest male protagonist in noir and what is the best film noir. On the cat front, Emily and Charlotte are background players.

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This week’s questions:

1.       What do you think of the methodology used by the Academy to determine inclusions for the In Memoriam during the Oscars' broadcast, and is it possible to submit names for inclusion? Pete from sunny Sydney, Australia.

2.       Given how hard it was to find the elements to restore Detour, what are the odds of rescuing films from a now defunct independent movie company?

Michael Johnson, Post Falls, Idaho

3.       We thought "El vampiro negro" was great. About a half hour into it, we spotted a brief shot of Chicago (the Wrigley Building, the Michigan Ave. Bridge, two buses with "Chicago" on the sides, and a Schlitz sign!).  Do you know what happened?

Donna and David, in Chicago

4.       Just looking for your thoughts on season two of “Perry Mason” on HBO.  

Kathy

5.       Have you seen “Decision to Leave”, South Korean director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed new neo-noir? Kathleen from Chicago

6.       In your book “Dark City”, you link the Hollywood studio system to the rise and flourishing of film noir in the 40s.  Of course, the films were produced out of that system, but I think you are claiming more, that the moods and substance of noir films were (in part) generated out of the studio system and how it treated actors, directors, writers, and others. Could you say more about that?

Mike

7.       Can you recommend other film noir movies that are shot on location? If there aren’t that many film noirs shot on location, you can recommend non-noir but from the same time-era (1930-1960s).

Iisakki, Finland

8.       Are there any female-led detective noirs from the classic noir period (think “The Maltese Falcon” or “Murder, My Sweet” but with a female detective)? What about after the classic noir period? Ryan from Studio City adjacent (aka Valley Village, CA)

9.       I have a two-part question about Gloria Grahame:

What did you think of her Oscar winning performance in "The Bad and the Beautiful"? And, Eddie, are you happy or sad that you watched the Gloria Grahame performance you said you were "saving" to watch in "Man on a Tightrope"?

Marjorie from the poor part of Connecticut

10.   The femmes fatale are constantly discussed and are the proper focus of the genre. What I’d like to know is how Ann Shirley got from P.E.I. to Bay City?  How did the spunky orphan from Green Gables wind up on the west coast, being raised by a policeman? How did she find her way into LA journalism and falling in with Philip Marlowe?

Eric

11.   Do you think there is such thing as transitional film noir? Or do you think anything from 1960 onwards is simply neo-noir?

Brett Lambert, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

12.   What did you think of gene hackman in remake of “The Narrow Margin?”   

Alan, San Anselmo, Ca. 

13.   Eddie, you’ve mentioned that you’ve watched films several times. Is there, in your or Anne’s opinion, an optimal number of times a film should be watched to truly appreciate its many facets?  

Your Henchman contributor, TB, Costa Mesa, CA

14.   Simple question:  in your opinion, who is the toughest male protagonist in the history of classic American film noir? My definition of toughness would be a character who is not intimidated by anybody, so my nominee would be Jeff Bailey from “Out of the Past”.

Joe, Hermosa Beach, CA

15.   What is the best film noir? This is a difficult question to answer, as there are many great film noirs that could be considered the best. Some of the most highly acclaimed films in this genre include “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), “Double Indemnity” (1944), “Out of the Past” (1947), and “Touch of Evil” (1958).

Brian from Toronto