Posted by ElliotLavine
on 9/12/2009, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Noir Birthdays - Robert Wise, Edmond O'Brien"
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Let's not forget the intriguing pair of noir features O'Brien directed: SHIELD FOR MUDER (1954) and MAN-TRAP (1961). The former, in which he also starred, aired this very morning on TCM. It's a bitterly nasty B noir (and reminiscent of something Jim Thompson might have written) and sadly neglected (despite the boom shadow on display in the opening alley scene); the latter, starring Jeffrey Hunter (and written by noir scribe John D. MacDonald) is worth watching as well.
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