Special mid-season DOUBLE episode! You are in for an extended treat to pleasure your ear holes today, join us while we discuss two films, the 1952 original film The Narrow Margin and the 1990 remake Narrow Margin. Also stick around as hints are dropped to an amazing gift that Lady Carly bestoweths (is that a word? I dunno, you decide!) unto peasant Jason. The Narrow Margin - 1952 The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Earl Felton, based on an ...
Apr 22, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 13
On today's Speakeasy Noir Cast.... The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March . It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and a play of the same name , written by Joseph Hayes , which were loosely built on actual events. The original Broadway production had actor Paul Newman in the Bogart role but he was passed over for the movie because Bogart was a much bigger star. The character was made older in the script so Bogart could play ...
Apr 14, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 12
During this episode we discuss the genius of Luc Besson. GaryOldman sniffing unsuspecting humans, lactating milk & Jean Reno's trouser situation.... Léon: The Professional (French: Léon), titled Leon in the UK and Australia (and originally titled The Professional in the US), is a 1994 English-language French action thriller film[5][6][7][8] written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, and Natalie Portman (in her film debut). The plot follows Léon (Reno), a professiona...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Listen while Carly and Jason Jump the Shark on The Speakeasy Noir Cast and throw caution to the wind...this episode comes without advertisements. The Purge is an American media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes , mainly created by James DeMonaco . The films present a near-future dystopian America which celebrates an annual national holiday known as the Purge, in which all crim...
Apr 04, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Today we discuss the 1954 film Suddenly Suddenly is a 1954 American film noir and crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale . The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden , and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates . [1] The story concerns a small California town whose tranquility is shattered when the train of the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop in the town, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a...
Mar 26, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Today we discuss the 1997 film Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson , Joan Blondell , Barton MacLane , and Humphrey Bogart . Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of several films featuring both Robinson and Bogart. Robinson's character, "Johnny Blake", was based on Johnny Broderick , a noted New York City detective. Support us by subscribing and leaving a review! https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast...
Mar 18, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Today we discuss the 1997 film L.A. Confidential L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson . The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy 's 1990 novel of the same name , the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential , port...
Mar 11, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Today we discuss the 1950 film Backfire. Backfire is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Vincent Sherman starring Edmond O'Brien , Virginia Mayo , Gordon MacRae , Viveca Lindfors , and Dane Clark . The film was written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts , and Ivan Goff . It is notable for launching the film noir careers of its writers and one of its actors. Support us by subscribing and leaving a review! https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast Call us at: (818) 643-1441 Facebook: https://ww...
Mar 04, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Today we discuss the 2000 film Memento. Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan , and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd . The film's script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan , who later wrote the story " Memento Mori " from the concept. Guy Pearce stars as a man who, as a result of an injury, has anterograde amnesia (the inability to form new memories) and has short-term memory loss approximately every fifteen minutes. He...
Feb 26, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today we discuss the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American film noir crime-drama directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford , Jack Carson and Zachary Scott , also featuring Eve Arden , Ann Blyth and Bruce Bennett . Based on a novel by James M. Cain , this was Crawford's first starring film for Warner Bros. after leaving Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , and won her the Academy Award for Best Actress . Support us by subscribing and leaving a review! https://anchor.fm/speakeas...
Feb 19, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We are back with episode 3 of The Speakeasy Noir Cast! We introduce a few new "exciting bits" and mumble our way through another fantastic film, this time with the Hitchcock film... The 39 Steps, a 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll . The film is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan . It is about an everyman civilian in London, Richard Hannay , who becomes caught up in preventing a...
Feb 10, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the second episode of The Speakeasy Noir Cast! Carly and Jason offer up some backstory and dive into the 1949 film The Big Steal. Listeners can now give us a ring and make film suggestions, send us love and or hate voice mail! you can reach us at: 1-818-643-1441 The Big Steal is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir reteaming Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer . The film was directed by Don Siegel , based on the short story "The Road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wo...
Feb 10, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On the very first episode of Speakeasy NoirCast Carly and Jason discuss the 1945 film Conflict. Conflict is a 1945 American black-and-white suspense film noir made by Warner Brothers. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt, produced by William Jacobs from a screenplay by Arthur T. Horman and Dwight Taylor, based on the story The Pentacle by Alfred Neumann and Robert Siodmak. It starred Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, and Sydney Greenstreet. The film is the only pairing of Bogart and Greenstreet wher...
Feb 04, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
