Film Noir HoF IV

Gosh I really like Ann Savage, I thought she was cute. Especially in the beginning in that screen shot. I have the feeling that her character Vera had been through a lot of pain in her life. As she was dying of tuberculous she had this pragmatic, negative outlook on life, yet I don't think she was evil, just troubled. I believe she could've been helped and Tom Neal 'Al' was an idiot for not taking her up on her offer to spend the night...I mean what does he have to lose at that point?...Citizen

...that lady on that bar stool - she seems extraneous, but it was nice having her there (most of the time drunk)...Now and then one of those characters giving out drunken comments and rarely seen away from their seat at a bar comes along - I like 'em (though not in real life.)...Phoenix

Great acting and the movie looks fantastic. It doesn’t quite have the bite I like. Something is missing to elevate this. Definitely could have used more Duryea to start. Villain is certainly underutilized...Sean

...the cinematography was unusual and innovative for the time (1949). There was lots of location footage, but what was interesting was how many scenes were shot with the camera in the back seat of a car (they used a stretch limousine), showing the action of the people in the front seat, and observing integral action occurring where they were driving-- a great long take...GulfportDoc

I would attest that no greater time for American cinema is the 1950's B movies. This is an epic noir told at break neck speed. We go from an characters youth, the story of a young man who steals a gun for protection and fun. We then get the entire life fit nicely into a saga. First we get the love story...We then move on to the life of crime the two shooters engage in. Then you get the big score, incredible chase scenes that make up the entire third act...Siddon

Gilda is going to stick with me. Rita Hayworth's low husky invitations to dance will ring in my ears...Phoenix

Hayworth and Ford’s chemistry is believable; their Hate-Love-Hate-Love is a captivating, careening ride as the wheels go flying off the tracks...Edarsenal

Rita Hayworth as Gilda may be my favorite female noir performance of all time and if not it's damn close...Raul

A wonderful movie, and I'm a complete Rita Hayworth kind of guy (she's just ahead of Ava Gardner)...GulfportDoc

[Rita Hayworth] is a force and extremely sexy, but she also brings a vulnerability that I don't think we see in these movies enough, and is appropriate considering the man she finds herself hitched too...Sean

Hayworth gives Gilda a sarcastic biting nature that falls away to fragility...Siddon

It would be a shame if Touch of Evil was known only for its 3+ minute tracking shot. It was Welles last film within the Hollywood system, and he sought to make the most of it...Diehl40

This is often considered the last noir film before the world moved into neo noir movements. Orson Welles had performed and made some other noirs but this was his masterpiece...Siddon

This is my nom; it became an instant favorite the first time I saw this, making this around the fifth or so time I watched it. And let me tell ya, it gets -- wait, hold on, FECKEN better each and every time...Edarsenal

What touched me most was the humanity that these hardened criminals showed each other. I forget which director once said 'every hero should have a flaw and every bad character should have a soft spot.' But apparently John Huston agreed with that idea...Citizen

This is a noir’s noir-- one of the greatest examples in the entire movement. Director Jacques Tourneur guides this dark tale of revenge, double cross, and sexual attraction; along with impressive photography by one of the top 3 noir cinematographers, the great Nicholas Musaraca. It’s perfectly cast with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, and Rhonda Fleming, expressing a brilliant script by author/screen writer Daniel Mainwaring...GulfportDoc

One of the earliest films to make use of several Film Noir themes: disillusionment, lurking danger, and moral and official corruption. It was also a very early example of the Femme-Fatale character. it was John Huston's first attempt to direct, and he was nominated for best screenplay for this film...Diehl40