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Another video re-do, this time of a tribute I made to the film noir teaming of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake several years back. Before Bogie and Bacall became a celebrated noir twosome, there was Ladd and Lake. In addition to three film noir movies, they also appeared in Canteen-style films at their home studio, Paramount, and the action-adventure, "Saigon" (1948), but it is their ventures into the world of film noir that is best remembered. They had chemistry right from the word go. Music is the theme from their first film together, "This Gun For Hire" (1942), performed by Jazz At The Movies Band. Enjoy!
Clips from:
This Gun For Hire (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
The Blue Dahila (1946)
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Another video re-do, this time of a tribute I made to the film noir teaming of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake several years back. Before Bogie and Bacall became a celebrated noir twosome, there was Ladd and Lake. In addition to three film noir movies, they also appeared in Canteen-style films at their home studio, Paramount, and the action-adventure, "Saigon" (1948), but it is their ventures into the world of film noir that is best remembered. They had chemistry right from the word go. Music is the theme from their first film together, "This Gun For Hire" (1942), performed by Jazz At The Movies Band. Enjoy!
Clips from:
This Gun For Hire (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
The Blue Dahila (1946)
![Tess Of The DUrbervilles [My Skin]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cf-rzxZHFgU/mqdefault.jpg "Tess Of The DUrbervilles [My Skin]
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One of my favorite classic novels has been adapted several times (the first two silent film versions are sadly lost), and the most well-known is featured in this video. All three versions (1979, 1998, and 2008) are very good in their own way, and the three actresses who played the lead role each brought something special and unique. This is another re-do of an older video, with My Skin by Natalie Merchant as the background music. The tragic story of a young girl in the 19th century who was a victim of fate as well as the people and society around her (two men, in particular), is timeless and extremely moving. Enjoy!
Clips from:
Tess (1979) starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson
Tess Of The DUrbervilles (1998, TV miniseries) starring Justine Waddell, Oliver Milburn, and Jason Flemyng
Tess Of The DUrbervilles (2008, TV miniseries) starring Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, and Hans Matheson")
