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Richard Vollin
13th Oct 2023		Blu-ray
The Blue Dahlia - Shout! Factory		Review
From my Amazon.com review on April 9, 2019

Spoiler Alert -
Forget all the blather about Veronica Lake, I'll tell you who steals this film - hands down...supporting actress Doris Dowling as Alan Ladd's two-timing, slutty wife Helen Morrison.
Her scenes are all too brief, but she is unforgettable.
Quite drunk, dressed in a slinky, shimmering cocktail dress along with a smug attitude, she spills her guts out to her husband concerning the death of their son -
Helen: "I could tell you something about Dickie that would hurt you plenty".
Johnny: "What about Dickie"?
Helen: "It could happen to anybody. I'd been to a party. I had to take Dickie with me, I had a few drinks".
Johnny: "Ah - stop the tears".
Helen: "Alright hero, I was drunk. I was in a car smash, Dickie was killed. I wrote you he had died of diphtheria because I was afraid to tell you the truth. Well - how do you like it?" Helen starts to drunkenly laugh.
Johnny enters the bedroom and removes his automatic from his suitcase, then a physical confrontation ensues...while astride a stool with her legs in a provocative pose, Johnny pull his gun and aims it at her (see attached images);
Johnny: "That's what I ought to do, but you're not worth it".
Now, I ask you, what scene in the film did Veronica Lake have that tops this?

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Richard Vollin
13th Oct 2023		Blu-ray
This Gun For Hire - Shout! Factory		Essential noir.

Richard Vollin
13th Oct 2023		Blu-ray
My Gun Is Quick - KL Studio Classics		From a 2K transfer. Lots of location shooting in and around L.A. Not on the par with "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955), but very engaging and worthy of your time.

Richard Vollin
13th Oct 2023		DVD
Crime Wave [1954] - Warner Home Video		Essential film noir viewing. Jean Gillie in "Decoy" is as ruthless and greedy as Leslie Brooks is in "Blonde Ice" (1948) two years later. "Crime Wave" benefits from excellent location shooting in stark, seedy L.A. environs and the point-blank acting of Sterling Hayden. Inspiration and precursor to John Ellroy's "L.A. Confidential" (1997) with Ellroy and film noir expert, Eddie Muller providing over-the-top commentary together.

Richard Vollin
14th Aug 2017		DVD
The Mask [1961] - Kino Classics		This film is guaranteed 100% Weird!



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