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Undercurrent (1946)
What Genre Is It? Noir/Thriller Why Watch Undercurrent? Katherine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Marjorie Main, and Edmund Gwenn star in this thrilling noir. Ann Hamilton (Katherine Hepburn) adores her father (Edmund Gwenn) and enjoys helping him with his work. She is happy with her single life until one night when Alan Garroway (Robert Taylor) comes to see her father about a business venture. Suddenly, romance blossoms, and before long, Ann agrees to marry Alan. The newlywed couple set off for their home in Washington, D.C. Ann’s life seems perfect at first. Until, Alan pushes her in front of his society without first allowing her to prepare. She comes across…
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The Big Sleep (1946)
What Genre Is It? Noir/Crime Why Watch The Big Sleep? Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) finds himself caught in the midst of blackmail, murder, love, and mystery in this classic Noir. When asked by General Sternwood to investigate a blackmail case involving his youngest daughter, Carmen Sternwood, Philip Marlowe thought the case routine. However, after the blackmailer is murdered, Marlowe is baffled—even more so when the body just disappears. There are only two clues– both in the blackmailer’s living room: a statue with a hidden camera (but no film) and a clueless Carmen who was in the room when the murder happened (but not in a clear state of mind). The…
