Category: Jacques Tourneur
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‘Out of the Past’: 13 Signs that Jane Greer is About to Destroy You
Jane Greer, ‘Out of the Past’ (1947). Dressed in mink and deadly. Warnings abound, but the only thing Mitchum can sputter is ‘Baby, I don’t care’ Contains spoilers By Paul Parcellin ‘Out of the Past’ (1947) You can’t say that Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) had no way of knowing what he was in for. A…
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Danger Lurks in the Shadows of Noir-Tinged ‘Cat People’
Under hypnosis, Simone Simon, ‘Cat People’ (1942). By Paul Parcellin This article contains spoilers, so you may want to see the film before reading it. Director Jacque Tourneur said “The less you see, the more you believe” and his film, “Cat People” (1942), proves his theory. It shows how a movie can spark an audience’s…