Saturday, June 29, 2019

TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:15 a.m. ET (and 10 a.m. ET) is Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground (1951), Starring a “Sensational” Robert Ryan and an “Excellent” Ida Lupino, with Ward Bond and Sumner Williams, and Written by A.I. Bezzerides, Nicholas Ray, and “Unknown,” Based on Gerald Butler’s Novel

By David in TN
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 4:51:00 P.M. EDT

TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:15 a.m. ET (and 10 a.m. ET) is Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground (1951). It stars Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward Bond and Sumner Williams.

Film Noir Guide: “When a neurotic New York City cop (Ryan), on the verge of a nervous breakdown, brutalizes yet another suspect, his boss (Begley) sends him to cool off in upstate New York, where he immediately becomes involved in a manhunt for a young girl’s killer (Williams). Along with the girl’s shotgun-toting father (Bond), Ryan chases the fugitive into the mountains, tracking him to the cabin where the killer’s blind sister lives. Fearful of Bond, who’s hellbent on vengeance, Lupino decides to trust Ryan with the whereabouts of her brother, hoping he’ll be able to bring the boy back to civilization where he can be institutionalized. Does she realize she’s putting her faith in Dirty Harry’s role model? Will Ryan change his opinion that ‘cops have no friends?’ Ryan is sensational as the disillusioned detective, who faces the toughest decision of his career, and Lupino is excellent as the sweet blind girl forced to place her trust in a brutal stranger.”
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  1. David In TNFriday, July 5, 2019 at 5:43:00 PM EDT

    TCM's Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at Midnight ET (and 10 am ET Sunday Morning) is The Tattooed Stranger (1959). This has a no-name cast of John Miles, Patricia White, Walter Kinsella, Frank Tweddell, directed by Edward Montagne.

    Film Noir Guide: "A rookie homicide detective (Miles), his experienced partner (Kinsella) and their boss (Tweddell) investigate the shotgun murder of a Jane Doe, whose body was found in Central Park. With the help of a pretty botanist (White), the detectives uncover crimes in which the woman had been involved--bigamy, insurance fraud and blackmail. In addition to some great location shots of Manhattan and the Bronx, this noir is perfect if you like your crime movies seedy, speedy, and short. This top-notch, low budget quickie pulls no punches and the relatively unknown cast does a fine job. It's an entertaining look at New York City police professionals tracking down a killer in the pre-computer, pre-DNA era."

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