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Killer of Men: LAWMAN
It’s a familiar sight. The lone figure emerges from a vast western landscape. Riding high on his mount, he is stoic and directly perceived as determined and competent. In the case of Michael Winner’s Lawman […]
Robert Ryan
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Too Darn Hot: Inferno is 3-Delightful
As Hollywood went into the “television panic” of the early 1950s, every studio was trying to come up with ways to lure audiences away from free visuals and back into their paying ticket arms. The […]
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FilmStruck First Friday: On Dangerous Ground
The first Friday of every month, we here at The Retro Set offer up a pick from FilmStruck that we think is worth your while, whether it’s a classic, a hard to find gem or […]
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Nicholas Ray Characters Are All ON DANGEROUS GROUND
Nicholas Ray is not an easy director. Almost all of his work requires the viewer to be introspective while simultaneously digging deep beneath superficial layers to discover irony, paranoia and self-loathing. Whether it’s the misunderstood […]
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Directed by Nicholas Ray: On Dangerous Ground (’51)
Three years after Nicholas Ray made his directorial debut with 1948’s They Live by Night (which I wrote about here), he made On Dangerous Ground (1951), starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. Written by Gerald […]
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Listen to The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
In 1948, director Joseph Losey made his first feature-length film, the beautiful technicolor comedy-drama, The Boy With Green Hair for RKO Pictures. Based on the 1946 short story written by Betsy Beaton, The Boy With […]