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Originally Posted by Loy
For a good listing of film noir, check out the books "Dark City-The Lost World Of Film Noir" and "Dark City Dames", both by Eddie Muller (also the author of the awesome "Grindhouse"). Muller straddles the line between film-geek and intellectual without talking down to the readers. both are informative and fun.
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LOY: I've read "Dark City Dames" during the Xmas/Kwanzaa/Chanukkah holiday weekend. Great book! Thanks to reading it, Marie Windsor, Coleen Gray & Audrey Totter are my new favourite oldschool actresses. There was another actress mentioned in the book from the ATL, my old hometown. She came to Hollywood in the 1940s this poor White bigot with a thick Southern accent, no acting skills & great looks. After meeting/dating/eventually marrying director Charles "King" Vidor, this ATLien Film-Noir actress spoke with better diction, became more Liberal [especially in the race-relations area], learned other languages & landed some choice film roles. She also had director/actor/ranch owner John Huston as her 2nd husband, then divoriced him & left Hollywood in the dust. Once again, great book! Muller did his homework. Fully. Haven't read "Dark City" yet. Speaking of Coleen gray, she came to S.F. to be guest speaker at a 2-week long Film-Noir movie festival called Noir City at the Palace of Fine Arts in Seacliff [the rich part of town--love the mansions, hate its snobby, classist occupants]. I missed her appearance! Damn.