Noir Alley watch party highlights classic noirs
TCM's Noir Alley screened The Blue Dahlia (1946) at 10:00 am ET, a 1h 38m film starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix directed by George Marshall. Viewers called out Edith Head's costumes, the film's staging and cinematography, and debated characters' ages and Buzz's mental state based on plot details. The showing also revived disagreement over Raymond Chandler's criticism of Veronica Lake while many praised William Bendix's performance and Eddie's on-screen anecdotes. The event highlights how studio-era noirs continue to reward close readings of gender, mental health and craft decades after their 1940s release.
Eddie Muller fans, it’s our moment. In addition to his regular Noir Alley gig, Muller will host TCM’s Summer of Darkness series—two months’ worth of Friday-evening triple bills culled from his all-time Top 25 list. #TCMParty. He kicks things off tonight with a few obscure ones:
Gayer Than Thou 🏳️🌈9Never heard of any of these movies! #TCMParty
Angelique M6Yay! This is going to be so great. #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness
Frank Vatel4Enter: the most annoying man in the history of noir. “A Medford Man!” #TCMParty
Giles for You2I love those... obscure gems. I find it a pity that "The Maltese Falcon" could be brought back to its original form by removing the obviously-not-Greenstreet "It's a Fake!" outbursts, but hasn't. I suppose they're part of the history now.
stanykb.bsky.social2Please 🙏 please please 🙏 give us a standalone TCM app!! I would gladly pay for that!!
Jauntworks Studio Noir Illustration-Erik J Kreffel2I missed Eddie so I tried to back up the movie on cable and it was just Karger doing a brief intro. So hopefully somebody will put Eddie's remarks on YT.
Alan Ladd somehow made a retreating hairline look good. I'm trying to learn from him. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
WomanoftheYear3He was also only 5'6", too. Still sexy as hell.
Lee Hawn 🏳️🌈3So handsome. I love his hair too. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
ElizabethLiesl3It's the eyebrows, wavy hair and blue eyes 🫠
GinnyinSC2I think you mean “receding.” Retreating makes it sounds like it’s moving back from the offensive line in a military action. 😂😉
Jauntworks Studio Noir Illustration-Erik J Kreffel2Alan Ladd makes all us 5’6” guys feel like we could be stars too😅 #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Gregory Maupin2At this point I'm *giving* lessons on the subject. To Richard Deacon. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Not gonna lie, got this totally mixed up with THE BLUE GARDENIA 🤷🏻♂️ #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley
Pam Newman8So understandable! 😁 And I like #TheBlueGardenia, with Anne Baxter, too. 😊 #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Hello Andrew3Just remember, that’s the one with the theme song. This is the one with Veronica Lake.
🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul2There are shockingly low levels of Raymond Burr in this movie. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
