Tag: Cornell Woolrich
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21 Cornell Woolrich Stories That Made It To the Big Screen; Plus ‘Never Open That Door’
“Never Open That Door” (1952) Blu-ray and DVD, Flicker Alley (158 minutes) A lot of movies never quite get author Cornell Woolrich’s tone right, especially the films made in Hollywood. Their forced upbeat endings just don’t do justice to the pitch black darkness of his novels and short stories. That’s not the case with the…
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Busted But Not Broken: Greylisted Actor Made Indy Noirs
Edward G. Robinson’s testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) resulted in his being shunned by the major studios. Instead, he appeared in independently produced Poverty Row films Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII [Vice Squad / Black Tuesday / Nightmare] [Blu-ray] He’s no matinee idol, but when Edward G. Robinson is…
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Feverish Dreams, Paranoia? It Must be a Cornell Woolrich Story
Kevin McCarthy, Gage Clarke, “Nightmare” (1956). When it comes to crafting stories of dread and entrapment, Cornell Woolrich stands out among his peers. His darkest work seethes with feverish, paranoid fantasies. Wrongly accused men, caged on death row or free and living under a stifling cloud of suspicion, are driven to prove their innocence. Visions…