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Movie Quote of the Day – The Dark Corner, 1946 (dir. Henry Hathaway)
Bradford Galt: Listen, if you don’t want to lose that stardust look in your eyes, get going while the door’s still open. If you stick around here, you’ll get grafters, shysters, two-bit thugs and maybe worse, maybe me.
Female Filmmaker Friday: The Hitch-Hiker, 1953 (dir. Ida Lupino)
In honor of Noirvember, this week instead of writing about a film directed by a woman, I’m going to point you to a public domain film noir by Ida Lupino from 1953 called The Hitch-Hiker. It’s one of the best films from the era/genre and you can watch it right now:
Movie Quote of the Day – This Gun for Hire,1942 (dir. Frank Tuttle)
Ellen Graham: I hope your friend owes you something.
Philip Raven: I owe him.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Red House, 1947 (dir. Delmer Daves)
Nath Storm: Sometimes it seems the more I know about women the less I know about women.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, 1946 (dir. Lewis Milestone)
Walter O’Neil: I wasn’t going to shoot.
Sam Masterson: I wasn’t going to wait and see.
Movie Quote of the Day – Act of Violence, 1948 (dir. Fred Zinnemann)
Pat: So you’re unhappy. Relax. No law says you gotta be happy.
Movie Quote of the Day – T-Men, 1947 (dir. Anthony Mann)
The Schemer: By the way, how did you find me?
Dennis O’Brien: I could smell ya.
Movie Quote of the Day – This Woman is Dangerous, 1952 (dir. Felix E. Feist)
Beth Asutin: You know, I wish I were back in the hospital.
Dr. Ben Halleck: Why?
Beth Asutin: I realize I was happier there, not facing realities.
Horror, Lady Directors, And More: October 2014 in Films
I meant to watch a Horror Movie a Day in October, but I went out-of-town one weekend for a wedding and got behind and then apparently forgot that I was behind, so I only saw 29 horror movies in October, but I think that’s still pretty good. Some of them were so not good, though, it was a bummer. I also saw a lot of great 2014 releases and continued to watch TV. Boardwalk Empire had its series finale!!! I’m still not over it. And The Knick won’t be back til next summer. But I also started watching Jane The Virgin and it is delightful! Also it’s now Noirvember! Which, obviously, is the best mont of the year! As always, my full recap of October can be found after the cut.
Movie Quote of The Day – He Walked by Night, 1948 (dir. Alfred L. Werker)
Police Capt. Breen: Anyone else?
Liquor Store Proprietor #1: That looks like him, only a little madder.
Liquor Store Proprietor #2: He had a patch over one eye when he come into my dive, er, place of business.
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