Noir Alley screens Stolen Face, spotlights Lizabeth Scott

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TCM's Noir Alley screened Stolen Face (1952), directed by Terence Fisher and starring Lizabeth Scott opposite Paul Henreid, and the showing prompted many viewers encountering the film for the first time. Commenters focused on the movie's Pygmalion-like plastic surgery plot and its doppelgänger or dual-identity setup that has Lizabeth Scott playing contrasting good-girl/bad-girl aspects of the same character. Several viewers called the film short and criticized the screenplay and convenient ending, while others praised Paul Henreid's efforts to elevate weak material. Fans noted production touches and genre hallmarks on display: an overbearing soundtrack, a train scene, dubious British accents, and a punch-up featuring a terrier; some connected the picture to Hammer's output and Terence Fisher's work. Discussion also highlighted Scott's husky, laryngitis-altered voice as a defining screen trait and her knack for improving material around her. The screening sparked fresh interest in the film among Noir Alley regulars and newcomers who debated the morality of the leads and whether the story satisfactorily resolves its identity and redemption themes.

Phyll Indablank

@phyllindablank.bsky.social

Speaking of Phil & stolen faces, here's some Phyll Indablank #noir fan fiction. 😉 #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

6045d ago

Angelique M9

I love that! The Edith Head gown suits you. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #StolenFace

QueenofNoirs4

Doc is going to get eaten alive! #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Daniel Monaghan Read1

Oh no here we go again 😂

Marci

@marcikay.bsky.social

Next Week on #NoirAlley Angel Face (1952) A film shrouded in the darkest shade of noir. 🖤 #TCMParty

3845d ago

CT Million

@ctmillion.bsky.social

#NoirChecklist for #StolenFace: -Obsessed protagonist who is… -An unscrupulous doctor who does… -Unscrupulous plastic surgery on... -Boozy floozy wife -Dual identity -Overbearing soundtrack -Lousy Britnoir accents -Train scene -Good girl vs bad girl… but they’re the same girl! #NoirAlley #TCMParty

3345d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul1

"Unscrupulous plastic surgery", 😄 classic!

bellacat22.bsky.social1

How apropos for today. #MaralagoFace

LithiumChaser1

Who's in this and how have I not seen it

LithiumChaser

@lithiumchaser.bsky.social

Paul Henreid and Lizabeth Scott in Stolen Face by Terence Fisher (1952)

2745d ago

Tommy Krasker

@tommykrasker.bsky.social

Here for the #NoirAlley showing of #StolenFace. I was certain that I had seen every Lizabeth Scott movie (I mean, I’ve seen Paid in Full *three times*), but I have no memory of this one – so it’s entirely possible that I’m suffering from some kind of noir-induced amnesia. 🤷‍♂️ #TCMParty

3845d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul12

Omg you might be in a noir right now! #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Van Stanwyck6

Have you considered that you're just imagining that you're you and that in reality you're Robert Taylor? Which means Philip is Audrey Totter, so congratulations to you both! #TCMParty

Andrija Popovic3

Think this one was just recently put out by Hammer again as part of their 'definitive archival DVD' releases.

Kim Britt Knits 🧶2

I just watched this a couple of weeks ago. It’s a hoot.

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

That gravelly voice that helped make Lizabeth Scott famous was the result of a severe childhood bout of laryngitis that permanently altered her vocal cords. #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty with a husky voiced dame

3545d ago

Michael Campbell

@moviemikec.bsky.social

Not every #NoirAlley movie is a classic, but ai learn so much from these films and from @eddiemuller.bsky.social and everyone I watch with on #TCMParty #StolenFace

3045d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul10

Yeah it's true, there's never a bad movie experience when we're watching together! #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Pam Newman4

Yes,.. it's the same for me, each and every #NoirAlley, too. #StolenFace #TCMParty

@WestSideOFJazz1

I totally agree. Its one of the few pre-programmed "records" on my system. I find it amazing that that there are so many of these noir gems that I still have not seen, and would not know about if it not for @eddiemuller.bsky.social and Noir Alley which makes them national treasures.

Kat Martinez, MA

@violetbluebird.bsky.social

Thoroughly enjoyed #StolenFace but it reeled me in and then left me wanting more. It was too short! And the ending was too convenient. Grrr See all you Noiristas next time! #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1945d ago

millerfilm8

Like in Hammer Horror, their movies have that "We ran out of film" modus operandi to them. They just end and that's it! #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StolenFace

CT Million6

Yes, bit of a bizarre ending! 😕 #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Hello Andrew

@helloandrew.bsky.social

Ok, this one is new for me. I love doppelgänger movies. I love Lizabeth Scott. I love Hammer films. And most of all I love watching noir movies with you all, my gang! So let’s goooooooo! #NoirAlley #StolenFace #TCMparty #SummerOfDarkness

2145d ago

Angelique M7

Not to mention an arrogant doctor’s preposterous notions of curing people. Bring it! #NoirAlley #TCMParty #StolenFace

ELIZE1

Lizabeth Scott's sultry voice is the perfect match for those classic noirs. What's your favorite Hammer film, gang? 🎬

KUNA1

same here, just watched a doc on the history of doppelgängers in film, really interesting stuff

Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️

@marcie808.bsky.social

This is Pygmalion except Eliza is a klepto #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty I really hope they go to Ascot so she can yell at the horses

2145d ago

zeldabizarre.bsky.social3

Why she’s just a poor cockney flower girl!

samguy60.bsky.social1

That was so good that I‘m breaking my rule of not barging in on commenting on movies that I didn’t watch. Yes this deep thinking does cause ice cream headaches

Bruce Fulton

@dbfulton.bsky.social

Wait, Alice still wants to be with Phil after learning about all this lunacy? #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1945d ago

millerfilm

@millerfilm.bsky.social

With a title like "Stolen Face," I am waiting for Nick Cage and John Travolta to show up... #StolenFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

1745d ago

Chris Sturhann

@chrissturhann.bsky.social

Shouldn't somebody have gotten their face stolen by now. #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1845d ago

George S6

It is a bit of a slow build, isn’t it… Glad they got back to the prison, anyway! #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

leeia6

At 38 minutes in? Yes, I would think so. #TCMParty #StolenFace #NoirAlley OTOH, Eddie spoke for a few moments so we may only be at 31-32 minutes in.

millerfilm2

Sounds like this should be a heist movie... #StolenFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Citizen Screen

@citizenscreen.bsky.social

I only like Lizabeth Scott if she’s double crossing or backstabbing. This is unsettling. #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1744d ago

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul

@celluloidsoul.bsky.social

Did Lizabeth Scott only try to have an accent in the very first scene she's in, then just stop? #StolenFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

1345d ago

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Noir Alley screens Stolen Face, spotlights Lizabeth Scott

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