The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles, his estranged wife Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane. It is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.
Robert Coburn, Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai” directed by Orson Welles, 1947 via
Robert Coburn, Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai” directed by Orson Welles, 1947 via
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film.
Gene Tierney in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Gene Tierney in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb.
In 1999, Laura was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. AFI named it one of the 10 best mystery films of all time, and it also appears on Roger Ebert’s “Great Movies” series.
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Notorious is a 1946 American spy film noir directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. It was shot in late 1945 and early 1946, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures in August 1946.
Notorious is considered by critics and scholars to mark a watershed for Hitchcock artistically, and to represent a heightened thematic maturity. His biographer, Donald Spoto, writes that:
“Notorious is in fact Alfred Hitchcock’s first attempt—at the age of forty-six—to bring his talents to the creation of a serious love story, and its story of two men in love with Ingrid Bergman could only have been made at this stage of his life.”
Ingrid Bergman for Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 via
Ingrid Bergman for Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 via
Ingrid Bergman for Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 via
Ingrid Bergman for Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 via
Ingrid Bergman for Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 via
Film historians consider “Out of the Past” a superb example of film noir due to its complicated, dark storyline, dark cinematography and classic femme fatale. In the film a private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Jane Greer (1924 – 2001) stars as femme fatale Kathie Moffat.
In 1991, Out of the Past was added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine, during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine, during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine, during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine, during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
Jane Greer for LIFE Magazine during the filming of “Out Of The Past” (1946) via
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 film noir, directed by Frank Tuttle and based on the 1936 novel (published in America with the same title, and in Britain with the title A Gun for Sale) by Graham Greene. The
In the film Veronica Lake stars as nightclub singer Ellen Graham. The film also stars Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd, who the movie made a star of.
Portrait of Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Portrait of Alan Ladd, Robert Preston and Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire directed by Frank Tuttle, 1942 via
Gene Tierney in Laura by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Gilda is a 1946 American black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale.
The two-piece costume worn by Hayworth in the “Amado Mio” nightclub sequence in the film was offered as part of the “TCM Presents … There’s No Place Like Hollywood” auction November 24, 2014, at Bonhams in New York.
It was estimated to bring between $40,000 and $60,000. The costume sold for $161,000.
Rita Hayworth wearing the two-piece costume for Gilda. Photo by Bob Landry, 1946 via
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