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09 August 2007

'I wouldn't give you two cents for a dame without a temper.' A tribute to the great Women of film noir.

post by: matteo at: 01:09 | 6 comments

They all have little titles - The Love Goddess, The Siren, etc. The one Canadian on the list is known simply yet evocatively as "The Canuck".

posted by Orange Swan 09 August | 09:42

No Mary Astor?

posted by octothorpe 09 August | 09:51

This is great, matteo, thanks!

P.S. Rrrrowrrr!

posted by Specklet 09 August | 11:23

Oh, no! They can't quote "High Sierra" yet fail to mention Ida Lupino! She was also the first female director of a noir film.

posted by taz 09 August | 12:08

If only he could complement his love of the film noir ladies with a love for a readable site. All bold and no margins makes me fussy.

posted by kirkaracha 09 August | 13:16

Sigh.
(Joan Crawford). A long draw from a cigarette. Keep the breath a second. Then part the lips just a bit.

Amazing women all of them. True Femmes Fatales.

posted by carmina 09 August | 21:31

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