By David in TN
Friday, January 14, 2022 at 8:32:00 P.M. EST
TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. is Robert Parrish’s The Mob (1951) with Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Neville Brand and Ernest Borgnine.
Film Noir Guide: “Tough cop Crawford happens on the scene when a witness against the mob is shot to death on a dark street. After the killer fools him by flashing a badge, Crawford allows him to get away. To make matters worse, it was too dark to get a good look at the man’s face. His unhappy superiors send him undercover to flush out the killer, whom they suspect is the unknown boss of the mob’s waterfront activities.
“Posing as a longshoreman, Crawford tries unsuccessfully to ingratiate himself with low-level hoods Borgnine and Brand, and befriends a mysterious co-worker (Kiley, in his film debut). Buehler plays Crawford’s fiancee, who becomes a pawn in the undercover game.
“ This brutal noir is populated by seedy characters—hoods and cops alike—and, as in many film noirs [sic], it’s difficult to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Crawford is excellent as the unlucky cop attempting to atone for the biggest screw-up of his career. You’ll see a lot of familiar noir faces here, including Emile Meyer, Jay Adler, Harry Lauter, and Robert Foulk, in small roles.”
David in TN: Eddie Muller finally chooses to show a good one.
N.S.: film noirs=films noir.
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TCM's Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at Midnight and 10 am ET is Lewis Seiler's Over-Exposed (1956) with Cleo Moore and Richard Crenna.
IMDB: "Sexy blonde dance club girl learns the photography trade and moves to New York in pursuit of a new career."
David In TN: I haven't seen Over-Exposed. Cleo Moore was one of several Bad Girl types who were sometimes billed as another Marilyn Monroe or a Jayne Mansfield substitute. TCM has listed the Noir Alley schedule through June, mostly recycled films.
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