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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs  I know exactly what you mean – it's almost like a film noir being American and featuring hard-boiled dialogue, a detective, a femme fatale, and a weak man (possibly the detective) brought down or convinced, directly or indirectly, to commit crime on behalf of, or by, the femme fatale.
With few exceptions, these films are American. |
Interesting you mention noir and a clouding of genres / countries.
Hammer in the fifties set up a deal with American producer Robert Lippert to make noir thrillers in Britain but using an American star or household name of his choosing backed up with dependable actors in Hammers roster, thus enabling them a decent US theatrical release. Meaning we had people like Dane Clark, Richard Conte, George Brent and Lizabeth Scott alongside British faces like the upcoming Diana Dors and Sidney James.
The Hammer Noir sets are excellent and i highly recommend them.