This 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time... 1947 Black-and-white is a broad adjectival term used to describe a number of forms of visual technology. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. The term monochrome is very similar, but may be preferred, to indicate that... black and white film was the first Film noir is a stylistic approach to genre films forged in depression era detective and gangster movies and hard-boiled detective stories which were a staple of pulp fiction. Based in large part on the that grew out of naturalism, a movement in literature based on realism. Film noir is... film noir directed by Robert Wise (born September 10, 1914) is an Academy Award winning film producer and director. Born in Winchester, Indiana, Wise began his movie career at RKO as a sound and music editor, but he soon grew to being nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for Citizen Kane in... Robert Wise, who would also directed Categories: Disambiguation | Stub | 1949 films | 1978 films | 1995 films ... The Set-Up (1949), The Captive City (1952), and Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). The working title for Born To Kill was Deadlier Than The Male (from the pulp novel by James Gunn).

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Helen Brent ( Claire Trevor in Raw Deal (1948) Nicknamed Queen of Film Noir because of her many appearances in “bad girl” roles in film noir and other black-and-white thrillers, Claire Trevor appeared in over 60 films. Trevor was born Claire Wemlinger on March 8, 1910 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn... Claire Trevor) has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers one of her neighbors, Laury Palmer, and a gentleman caller murdered in their home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend, who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him. The killer is Sam Wilde (Lawrence Tierney), a man who is insanely jealous. Helen discovers the bodies, but says nothing to the police; she's leaving town and doesn't want to be impeded. She meets Sam on the train and the fall in love. She is attracted to his self confidence and his brutality, but she won't marry him. She's in it for the money, just like Sam, and she doesn't want to give up her rich boyfriend. Helen's sister (Audrey Long) is rich, too, and soon, Sam shifts his affections to her. Meanwhile, Sam and Helen continue their affair. Back in Reno, the owner of the boarding house where Helen lived has hired a detective to find out who killed Laury. The detective follows Sam's friend, Marty (Elisha Cook Jr.), to San Francisco, and soon begins to make blackmailing overtures to Helen. Marty finds out who hired the detective and attempts to kill her, but Sam thinks he's trying to cut in on his action and kills him. Helen's rich boyfriend begins to see through her shell and breaks it off. Sam and Helen face off in a fatal confrontation as their schemes begin unravelling. Walter Slezak (May 3, 1902 - April 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. Slezak has many American films to his credit including Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), The Miracle (1959), and Treasure Island (1972). He won a Tony Award in 1955 for his role in... Walter Slezak portrays the verse-quoting shamus.

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As you grow older, you'll discover that life is very much life coffee - the aroma is always better than the actuality. Arnet (Slezak)