Can the shadows of Film Noir retain their dark power even during the holiday season?
Come and join me in front of the fireplace for a special yuletide edition of Tipping My Fedora with friends of the podcast, Simon Brown and Stacey Abbott and their devoted pooch Lilli, while they take a break from sleuthing as we look at some classic crime movies set between Christmas and New Year.
The films discussed include:
THE THIN MAN (WS Van Dyke, 1934)
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (Robert Siodmak, 1944)
THE RECKLESS MOMENT (Max Ophuls, 1949)
BLAST OF SILENCE (Allen Baron, 1961)
THE SILENT PARTNER (Daryl Duke, 1978)
And of course Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1947), a classic movie with more than a hint of Film Noir magic about it.
Happy holidays - thanks to all our listeners, and contributors, for their valuable support in 2024.
And please don't forget to subscribe and comment wherever you get your episodes of Tipping My Fedora.
The podcast will be back on 5 January 2025 with a new episode in which Mark Dillon joins me to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Robert Aldrich's classic private eye mystery, KISS ME DEADLY. See you then!
Graphic by Frazer Ash
Additional Music: Christmas Spirit (Top-Flow / Pixabay)
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