Actresses and female characters in British noir is actually a very good topic that to my knowledge has not received much coverage in the academic literature. You might want to consider creating an overview of this topic for your blog, Dan, as a way of showing how the depiction of women differs between American and British noir. Many of the best Brit-noirs have substantial roles for female protagonists, some occupying familiar formulations (femme fatale, woman in distress) but there are others that transcend those categories. It would also be a fine way to introduce a number of actresses who were especially proficient within the noir/thriller genre as it manifested itself during the post-WWII era.
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