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Whew, that ending of #AceInTheHole goes hard, and is about as noir as it gets. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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#NoirChecklist for #AceInTheHole: -Exotic setting -Cynical reporter -Fateful hitchhiker who’s the… -Cynical blonde floozy wife of… -Sap husband, exploited by... -Cynical cops and cynical pols -Gabby insurance agent -Shirtless snarly Kirk Douglas -Is anyone likeable in this? 🤷‍♂️ #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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I don’t know, this looks pretty noir-y to me, courtesy of 18-time Oscar nominee, cinematographer Charles Lang. #AceInTheHole #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Both belt and suspenders seems to be the fashion in Albuquerque. #AceInTheHole #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Kirk Douglas played a lot of heels early in his career, but #AceInTheHole is one of his best. He expands from heel to the entire shoe by movie's end, IIRC. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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I first saw #AceInTheHole late one night on TV as an adolescent– it was then called The Big Carnival– and I was fascinated by how cynical it was for a film of its time. I haven't seen the film since, so looking forward to tonight's #NoirAlley. #TCMParty

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CT Million @ctmillion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

OK, hold up– you're telling me #TCM is showing #SomeLikeItHot? In prime time? Oh right, I forgot it was a day ending in "y". #TCMParty

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Listening to my local NPR quiz show, and one of the questions was, "Who was known as the Painter of Light?" And I swiftly realized that the answer they were seeking was a hack assembly-line painter, and not the original, legendary DP John Alton. And now I'm stewing cinematographically. 😠 #FilmSky

The cover of cinematographer John Alton's 1949 book, Painting With Light.

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Kansas City may be hot this summer, but Tijuana and Borados are even hotter! Join @tommykrasker.bsky.social and me as we host #TheNoirCollective showing next week of KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL, WED 9/23 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, encore with #FrightClub at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. It'll be a sweaty good time! 😅😅😅

Poster for the 1952 film noir Kansas City Confidential

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"Would you care for a glass of sherry?" "No thanks, never touch it. I'm a private dick in a noir, only Scotch 24/7." #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Gabby cabbie: "I never thought he'd take a Brodie..." A reference to Steve Brodie, who was reputed to have survived a jump off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886. The name was later taken by B-movie actor Steve Brodie, who was in several good noirs. #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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There he is, the Gabby Cabbie- such a #NoirChecklist regular that #TheNoirCollective had to devote an entire series to him! #TheDarkCorner

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Dry-cleaning montage- Drink! Wait... what?! Dry-cleaning? #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Brad seems to have never-ending five-spots for everyone– not small change in 1946. #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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So lumber lurking William Bendix is not actually Fred Foss... A double identity, a must for any self-respecting #NoirChecklist! #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Suddenly, when Kathy washes off the poker and proves she's all in to help Brad out of his predicament, she and Brad are brightly and fully lit, after an entire movie of shadows. Cinematography helping to tell the story! #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Lucy certainly had a pair of gams, even in her later years. #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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"Why, for six bits you'd hang your mother on a meat hook!" Yow, there are some great noir lines in #TheDarkCorner ! #TheNoirCollective

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I knew that young strumpet had to be schtupping someone besides Cathcart! -Two-timing floozy wife for the #NoirChecklist! #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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-Protagonist with a past, for which he was wrongly accused/set up. A #NoirChecklist staple! #NoirChecklist #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Mark Stevens must have been a big smoker, because he's got one of those smoker's voices. #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Lucy doesn't seem to have any qualms about dallying with the boss. I guess there's no HR Department at the Galt Agency? #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

Somehow I knew there would be an incongruous nightclub number, a must for any #NoirChecklist! #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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I know it's his stock-in-trade persona, but Clifton Webb is always creepy AF. #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

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Nick and Nora would fit right in with the crowd at this stuffy party, pounding martinis and making catty remarks... #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

Lucy: "That's some pretty hot ginger ale you're mixing up. Here, try some Vita-Meat-A-Veg-A-Min!" #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

"There's a pepper pot under the hat, Buster. Let's take a walk." A line doesn't get much more noir-y than that! #TheDarkCorner #TheNoirCollective

Repost of last night’s #NoirChecklist for #Jeopardy, for the Sunday morning #TCMParty denizens of #NoirAlley…

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#NoirChecklist for #Jeopardy: -Exotic setting -Gruesome murder scene -Loyal wife who’ll “do anything” to save… -Sappy hubby -Sexy villain who is… -An escaped convict (with a heart of gold?) -Barry Sullivan gritting his teeth -Stany getting sultry south of the border! ##NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Shoulda turned that heap around first, Ralph! #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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"Look Doug! I brought you an escaped convict!" #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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"I'd do anything to save my husband... anything!" 😳😳😳 #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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Whew, Helen and Doug gonna wish they got that extended car warranty from Ice-T by the time this is over ... #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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John Sturges risking a John Landis situation with this kid and the tide coming in... Hopefully that's a studio tank. 😬 #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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"You're American, you can help me!" How does she know either of those things? 🤔 #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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Dang, Helen driving that car like it's a rental and she got the full Collision Damage Waiver. #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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"I can't hear what Bobby's saying, the background orchestra is too loud!" #Jeopardy #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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