Apr 14, 2018 i cant imagine there are many of you who are into film noir enough to be reading this but still havent seen this film. Alls fair in love and noir farley granger and cathy odonnell in they live by night 10. The character of stuart bailey was later portrayed by efrem zimbalist, jr. Up for sale are 2 original lobby cards from the film noir i love trouble from 1947 starring franchot tone. Apr 17, 2020 a good thing about falling in love with a moviedetectiveslashnoir hero is that when you disappear, its your lover who gets to hunt for you and the people who snatched you. A good thing about falling in love with a moviedetectiveslashnoir hero is that when you disappear, its your lover who gets to hunt for you and the people who snatched you. Franchot tone was a popular actor in the 1930s and 40s who appeared in many films, but he doesnt quite hit the mark in the role of. This is a fun little film that reminded me of the michael shayne series a falconstyle mysterycomedy crossed with a film noir. This was at least the third opening night i ve attended featuring a film starring alan ladd. The character of stuart baily was later portrayed by efrem zimbalist, jr.
The detective franchot tone discovers that the wife had been a dancer and left her home town with an actor. I love trouble maintains a generally lighthearted feel and is not as dark as many other noirs, which is due in part to tones jaunty performance. You can tell a lot of care went into making sure every scene was infused with that old school film noir dna, then given some updated twists at times. I love trouble 1948 film noir part 22 video dailymotion.
Franchot tone, janet blair and raymond burr director. The renaissance of film noir took place in the 1940s1960s. You are bidding on an original title card 11x14 for the columbia pictures presentation of i love trouble starring franchot tone. With years involved in the writing, planning, independent and personal financing, and using every moviemaking trick imaginable, trouble is to film noir what once upon a. For the latest in noir news from small screen to big screen and beyond, visit our news area. Nice little film noir, with a screenplay penned by roy huggins, who also wrote the screenplay for too late for tears, one of my. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial.
Franchot tone is a pi trying to piece together the backstory of his clients wife, while being doublecrossed by various shady dames several of them doing incredibly bad accents. Trouble is a new feature film noir, a dark, cinematic, doomed romance filled with mystery, murder and betrayal. For a start the movie looks wonderful, and at times distinctly incredible, in the use of backdrops and overall colour texture providing an array of scenes. After ambitious politician ralph johnston receives a note with dubious information about his wife, he hires detective stuart bailey franchot.
Hollywood bad boys are no match for the dangerous dames on the dark side of pizzawood. I love trouble 1948 arthur lyons film noir festival ning. A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wifes past. After ambitious politician ralph johnston receives a note with dubious information about his wife, he hires detective stuart bailey franchot tone to find out about her past. He joins muller for a discussion of his muckraking crime novel set in the noir era of l. I love trouble 1948 cc 25460 inner sanctum 1948 20760 kiss. And its subsidiary roles are filled with actors who make up a whos who of film noir. Sylvan simon a wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wifes past. Title card is in near mint condition with very light wear on corners. Sylvan simon, and starring franchot tone as stuart bailey.
Less a passion project than a labor of love, writerdirectoractor thomas konkle gathered the necessary ingredients and managed to draw forth a film by sheer force of will. This is a fun little film that reminded me of the michael shayne series a falcon style mysterycomedy crossed with a film noir. I love trouble 1948 arthur lyons film noir festival palm. The climax of trouble in mind which alone is worth watching the movie for serves to show, like all film noir, the unsustainable nature of such a.
A timeless masterpiece into the film noir and neo noir world its going to be a classic. The blue dahlia i love trouble american cinematheque. There was a certain perception of authority as an upright and hardboiled. Chance events trap hitchhiker al roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble. Ok, maybe chandleresque is too kind for this goofy mess of a movie. Some 70 years after the term film noir was first coined to describe a uniquely american phenomenon, take a trip through the screwedup landscape of the midcentury psyche, with all its sex, lies. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Nov 29, 20 alls fair in love and noir farley granger and cathy odonnell in they live by night 10.
I dont think you can find a better pair than these. Apr, 2018 the blue dahlia i love trouble copresented by the american cinematheque and the film noir foundation. Mar 30, 2015 film noir cognoscente eddie muller defines noir as the flipside of the allamerican success story. Dec 31, 2017 he walked by night 1948 richard basehart, scott brady, roy roberts. I love trouble, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 644827462520.
I love trouble is a passable example of late 40s columbia noir. Dec 28, 2017 i love trouble 1948 film noir part 12. Film noir movies, late 1930s through the 1950s, plus noirish tv detective shows. I love trouble is a 1948 film noir written by roy huggins from his first novel the double take, directed by s. Janice carter, adele jergens, john ireland, raymond burr barely visible, alas. Jan 10, 2017 the film wouldve been better off without any music at all. With franchot tone, janet blair, janis carter, adele jergens. Trouble is my business the final word in film noir. I love trouble is a 1948 american film noir crime film written by roy huggins from his first novel the double take, directed by s. I love trouble 1948 is a film noir written by roy huggins from his first novel the double take, directed by s.
Jan 03, 2020 hollywood bad boys are no match for the dangerous dames on the dark side of pizzawood. The detective discovers that the wife had been a dancer and left her home town with an actor. I love trouble, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspense film noir, 644827462520. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre see here for details on the characteristics. Impressionistic sequences on screen blend with john sullys jagged soundtrack and reality seemingly. Dec 12, 2010 the climax of trouble in mind which alone is worth watching the movie for serves to show, like all film noir, the unsustainable nature of such a world. Going from chandler to chandleresque, next up is i love trouble. I love trouble 1948 film noir part 12 video dailymotion. The narrative is right in the film noir conventions and while the story is predictable at times, the winks to the audience and clear love for the genre more than compensate. Well keep you updated on film noir foundation projects and events, film festivals and noir related happenings in other mediums on our news page, as well as noir and neo noir titles released on dvd and bluray. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an.
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