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Marci

@marcikay.bsky.social

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Mostly classic movies and sarcasm. Strictly poison under the gravy. @marcik on Twitter @marcikay on Letterboxd boxd.it/2fYYz

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Scott Lasley @scottiehutch.bsky.social · 17h

Charles McGraw - LOOPHOLE (1954) #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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𝙉𝙤𝙞𝙧 𝙃𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠 ♬ @noirbeachshack.bsky.social · 17h

Showdown in a #NoirAlley #FilmNoir #Loophole #TCMParty

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Dana Lemaster @danalemaster.com · 17h

My husband just said,”Tate better shut up. She’ll shoot him with her bra.” #Loophole #TCMParty #NoirAlley

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CT Million @ctmillion.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#NoirChecklist for #Loophole: -Wrongly accused schlub -Monotone narrator -Bank heist gone wrong -Obsessed cop, er...insurance investigator -Cool LA locations -Gold-digging floozy (in a bullet bra) -Crabby cabbie boss -Wiseacre landlady -Barry’s widow’s peak vs Chuck’s jawline #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love Pete. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Loophole

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The idea that Don Beddoe could outrun Barry Sullivan for even a nanosecond … #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Loophole

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How Ridiculous: There Ain't No Way!

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Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dorothy Malone is wearing [gasp] flats!!! #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Loophole

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My man Charles McGraw 😍 is on the case - like a dog with a bone. Also looking very George C. Scott? #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Loophole

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So how much money is missing? I want to say it’s $49,900 but I wish the characters would say it more often so I could be sure. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Loophole

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Barry Sullivan is one of those actors that I wasn’t sure about for a while but I’ve come to appreciate him as I watch more of his films. #Loophole #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

September 30/October 1 #SpookySeason

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THE GUILTY (1947) may be low budget, but cinematographer Henry Sharp still does some nice work. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A number of shots in THE GUILTY (1947) frame action through doors + windows, from a remove. Considering the story is told in flashback, and considering who tells it, I'd like to think these are clues to the unreliable nature of the narrator. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty #filmsky

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CT Million @ctmillion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At next week's #TheNoirCollective watch party, @tommykrasker.bsky.social and I will discuss not only the origins of American #filmnoir but also the origins of #noir cinematography, via the boozenoir #TheLostWeekend. Next WED 10/7, BYOB!

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CT Million @ctmillion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#NoirChecklist for #TheGuilty: -Hard-boiled narration -Sap in a trenchcoat -Sisterly rivalry -Gabby (Irish) bartender -Dual identities -Damaged vet(s) -Hallucination sequence -Floozy in snood of evil -Entire film is a flashback -More wet streets than Bangkok in monsoon season #TheNoirCollective

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is one for the ages, @vanstanwyck.bsky.social! 😂 #TheNoirCollective

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you all for joining #TheNoirCollective and watching along with #TheGuilty! Thank you to @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @ladykdesigns.bsky.social for giving me the reins tonight!

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In Woolrich’s original story, Tremholt was indeed the murderer! His relationship with Estelle was more defined and some details - like the paint colors Jake used when he was painting the incinerator chute, figured prominently in identifying Tremholt as the killer. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In that final shot, we see Estelle walking down "the old street" from above, just like Linda would have on the night of the murder when Dixon claimed he watched her from the balcony. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Psych!!! You can’t always trust the noir voiceover! Carr as the unreliable narrator is such a great twist - unique to the film. As they put it in the Film Noir Foundation extras, that twist “out-Woolriched Woolrich.” Bravo to screenwriter Presnell. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another fabulous shot! Also, Heller is a champion lurker! #TheGuilty #TheNoirCollective

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Carr, perfectly framed by the incinerator chute that Linda’s body has been stuffed in. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Estelle is left to pick up her belongings on the street - the very same items she had to identify from Linda's bag when she was killed. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As you watch Tremholt express his perverse love for Estelle, keep in mind that John Litel also played Bonita Granville’s father in the Nancy Drew series. #Ewwww #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Leonora Waters (the whistler), played by Caroline Andrews, is an intriguing character. Would have loved to have seen more of her! #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A little love for Dixon: Born Oswaldo Castellano in Sicily, Wally Cassell appeared in a number of noirs, probably most famous for White Heat (1949). He married actress Marcy (😊) McGuire in 1947. They were together until Cassell’s death in 2015 at age 103! #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mike missed splashing Dixon’s face by a mile. Probably not even enough cash in the budget for another glass of water, let alone another take. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dixon’s hideout makes all the other settings look positively plush. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Estelle’s lewk is oddly glam for a grieving sister and very out of place at McGinnis’s. And this is the second time that Carr has asked her, point blank, where she’s been and with whom. She evades his questions each time. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“If we could only go back. Go back where we started. Linda alive again...nice and clean.” Estelle’s view of what life was like before the murder is a little divorced from reality, no? #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That dissolve! As the morgue drawer closes we see Estelle in bed looking very much like a corpse herself. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heller’s description of the murder is absolutely chilling. In Woolrich's original it's actually far more detailed and graphic, if you can believe that. And throughout the scene the open drawer with Linda's body in it is always looming between Heller and Carr. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Again, you don’t need a big budget to set the mood. Changing the POV, Dixon’s blurry vision perfectly illustrates his paranoia and desperation, and what his “spells” must be like. “I’m gonna crack up all the way, just like I did the first time.” #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

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Hauntworks Boo-dio Noir Illustration-Erik J Kreffel @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

F Yeah film noir🤌🏻🚽🧻 #TheNoirCollective

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LadyKdesigns @ladykdesigns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here for #TheNoirCollective live watch of The Guilty (1947) and the hosting debut of @marcikay.bsky.social! This is a first-time watch for me, and I'm super excited to watch it, featuring Bonita Granville and Don Castle in this Poverty Row banger!

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chekhov’s belt buckles again. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Such a simple but compelling way to convey the horror of the police showing up with Linda’s things. Mrs. Mitchell's scream says multitudes. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love this shot. If you thought the sets for this film felt deliberately rundown, how about an overhead shot of the bathroom?? The change in POV highlights how shabby this world is and makes Carr look like a rat in a cage. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1947 was a big #filmnoir year for Netta Packer, who plays Mrs. Mitchell. In addition to #TheGuilty, she also appeared in They Won’t Believe Me, Desperate, and Born to Kill. #TheNoirCollective

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not at all unnerving to come home and find Regis Toomey making himself comfortable in your apartment…. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hear that, fellas? If you don’t escort your girl and let her walk down to get her own taxi, you should be ashamed to be such a heel. #NoirChivalry #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love the low-budget threadbare sets in #TheGuilty. They add to the sense of foreboding and hopelessness - perfect for a Woolrich noir. #TheNoirCollective

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can see why the sisters fight over Dixon. He’s a real prize. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jukebox appreciation post #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When we’re introduced to Linda, she walks into the apartment bathed in bright light. Estelle is often in the shadows. She’s that kind of dame. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not sure who’s the good twin and who’s the bad twin? Slinky black lace robe = bad! Pretty seamless shot of Bonita Granville as both Linda and Estelle. Kudos to Howard Anderson for the special effects. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They looked alike because they’re twins?! Who woulda thunk it? #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dixon’s PTSD wasn’t in Woolrich’s original 1941 story. But shell-shocked vets as tortured souls appear frequently in post-war film noir. “I guess that’s the way it is with guys who’ve been in the war together. We put up with a lot of things without knowing why.” #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Winning ‼️ #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty

Marci @marcikay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This, ladies and gentlemen, is McGinnis's CAFE and yes, I will gladly take an Eastside on Draught rn, thank you very much. #TheNoirCollective #TheGuilty