tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post56269202654712367..comments2009-11-19T12:49:06.748-05:00Comments on Film Noir of the Week: Riffraff (1947)Steve-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269621816095156033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post-51848274792573584552009-11-16T22:14:42.997-05:002009-11-16T22:14:42.997-05:00BRETT: I agree. The posters doesn't do her j...BRETT: I agree. The posters doesn't do her justice. She's much prettier in the movie.Steve-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269621816095156033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post-81724604425554617542009-11-16T21:05:55.444-05:002009-11-16T21:05:55.444-05:00BTW - Steve O...
I greatly enjoy the high-res. ima...BTW - Steve O...<br />I greatly enjoy the high-res. images of original posters and stills on your site. I have a small but growing collection of original posters myself. <br />While I'd love to get my hands on that 1-sheet above, I have to admit that the promotional artwork for this film doesn't do the beautiful Anne Jefferys any justice. I mean in reality she looked like she could be Barbara Payton's sister in that b&w still!BRETTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post-21656877517808866702009-11-16T20:48:47.460-05:002009-11-16T20:48:47.460-05:00Strange coincidence...
I just watched this movie ...Strange coincidence... <br />I just watched this movie Sunday morning and I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />The cinematography was surprisingly top notch. The dialoge could be hard boiled at times and then almost screw-ball at others. I think I laughed the hardest during the scenes between Dan Hammer and Pop. <br /><br />My DVD was a fairly good TV rip from a Canadian movie channel, so for now it's a keeper until something better comes along. I also own a copy of Lyon's informative book on B-Noir and have sought out a number of the films he covers as well. <br /><br />I agree that some of these minor films could put anyone but the most die hard, noir completist in to a deep sleep. But I have also been quite pleasantly surprised by some very watchable and enjoyable flicks (The Hunted, Inner Sanctum, I Wouldn't Be In Your Shoes, They Made Me a Killer, Blonde Ice, The Hoodlum) and some real gems (Decoy, Spit-Second, Riff-Raff).<br /><br />Sounds like I'll have to add The Window to my Must Watch list, since you were so right about The Reckless Moment...BRETTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post-75717569653196229742009-11-16T15:02:09.265-05:002009-11-16T15:02:09.265-05:00I was lucky enough to see Riffraff on late night t...I was lucky enough to see Riffraff on late night television many years ago. Thanks for drawing attention to a highly entertaining and fondly remembered film.surly hackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216490705383147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13674632.post-47494771124401114232009-11-16T12:02:15.569-05:002009-11-16T12:02:15.569-05:00I may be wrong about The Window being made after R...I may be wrong about The Window being made after Riffraff. From Eddie Muller:<br /><br />"To clarify one point: I believe that THE WINDOW was actually made almost two years before RIFF RAFF. That's what Barbara Hale told me when we showed the latter film a few years back at the Egyptian Theater. She said they shot it in the winter of 1947 in NY (about the same time Dassin was making NAKED CITY) and that it was really hard for the cast to pretend it was a broiling summer when it was about to start snowing. THE WINDOW's release was delayed because Howard Hughes, who'd just taken over RKO, couldn't understand why anyone would want to see a movie about a little kid. Of course, he finally released it when the studio was in bad need of a hit, but he expected it to do no business. It was huge, and helped save RKO for a time." http://bit.ly/4yQSE2Steve-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269621816095156033noreply@blogger.com