Category: World War II
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The Man From Nowhere: Who is Larry Cravat and why do so many people want to do him harm?
John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, “Somewhere in the Night” (1946). Battle Fatigue on the Homefront: Two views of life after the big one By Paul Parcellin “Somewhere in the Night” (1946) George Taylor (John Hodiak) awakens in a military hospital, and to his horror discovers that his memory has been wiped clean by a serious wound…
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Noir After World War II: Damaged Vets Strain to Re-enter Civilian Life as America Stares Down Fascist Conspiracies and a Seething Nuclear Nightmare
Gaby Rodgers, “Kiss Me Deadly” (1955). This Post Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin American films noir changed a lot after the end of World War II. The standard setups — a guy, a girl, a gun, a pile of cash, gave way to new storylines and different kinds of characters. We began to see G.I.s…