Another noir with Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. Wait, that's not Gloria Grahame, that's Janis Carter. She certainly served well as a Grahame-lookalike, as the feel of this movie is pretty much up there with Human Desire and The Big Heat. Even the story is somewhat similar, for those who actually care about that. Obviously, without Fritz Lang (and budget?), the look of this movie doesn't measure up. Despite that, I'd still consider this a great noir, with your fall guy and femme fatale in some silly but satisfying plot twists. Why isn't this movie on DVD? Please make it so!
May 18, 2009
#173: Framed (1947)
Another noir with Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. Wait, that's not Gloria Grahame, that's Janis Carter. She certainly served well as a Grahame-lookalike, as the feel of this movie is pretty much up there with Human Desire and The Big Heat. Even the story is somewhat similar, for those who actually care about that. Obviously, without Fritz Lang (and budget?), the look of this movie doesn't measure up. Despite that, I'd still consider this a great noir, with your fall guy and femme fatale in some silly but satisfying plot twists. Why isn't this movie on DVD? Please make it so!
