Underworld U.S.A.

There’s an exhilaration that comes from watching a Sam Fuller picture. You know it’s Fuller who wrote it. You know he was the one barking from behind the camera between cigar puffs. You know he took pieces of his own experiences - maybe something from the newspaper days or his time in WWII - and [...]

Naked Alibi

Among the actors and actresses most at home in film noir, the ideal teaming, as evidenced by the header on this site, would be Sterling Hayden and Gloria Grahame. He of the tall, strong, Scandinavian stock flecked with cool authority and she burning with a pouty sensuality that flashes a warning you won’t heed. When [...]