Speakeasy Noir Cast

In this weeks episode Carly's sick and we discover how utterly useless Jason would be if he witnessed a murder.... oh and we discuss the classic 1946 film noir Shock!  Directed by Alfred L. Werker , Produced by Aubrey Schenck , Screenplay by Eugene Ling and Martin Berkeley , Story by Albert DeMond and stars Vincent Price , Lynn Bari and Frank Latimore . A young woman named Janet Stewart is an...

What can we say...Carly and Jason cover another...another 39 Steps! Get prepared for a charming but painfully casual Kenneth Moore! In the film, diplomat Richard Hannay returns home to London, only to become inadvertently embroiled in the death of a British spy investigating the head of an organization planning to sell the secret of a British ballistic missile. Hannay thus travels to Scotland to e...

In this episode we talk Spiders, name badges, rescue Jason from a vortex of bourbon research and discuss Detour! In New York, piano player Al Roberts (Tom Neal) laments when his singer girlfriend, Sue Harvey (Claudia Drake), leaves for Hollywood, Calif. When Al gets some money, he decides to hitchhike to California to join Sue. In Arizona, Al accepts a ride with Charles Haskell (Edmund MacDonald),...

We are so happy to welcome Joseph Maddrey to the Speakeasy! Joe is the author of ten books,  including Nightmares in Red, White and Blue;  Not Bad for a Human; and the graphic novel To Hell You Ride. He has also researched, written and produced over 100 hours of documentary television, focusing on true crime and the paranormal. Joe is a member of the International Horror Writers Association. Lost...

This week we bring you the audio dramatized version of our short film The Curious Case of the Murder that Wasn't! We know switching things up isn't always a good thing but we are excited to present to you one of our own creations in audio form as a bonus episode. If you would like to check out the live action version you can view it here: https://youtu.be/130DChCNS5s Support us by subscribing and...

On this week's Speakeasy, we find out why Carly can't swim and catch up on the Neo-Noir film with a sketchy release date, Purgatory Flats starring Vincent Ventresca After five years behind bars for causing a fatal car crash, guilt-ridden doctor Thomas Reed moves to a small town in California. He falls for Sunny, a married woman with connections to a dangerous crime family. Director: Harris Done, S...

We are excited to have radio personality, producer and writer Jason Hewlett as a guest for the show to discuss the 2005 Neo_noir film Brick! Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson in his directorial debut , starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt . Brick was distributed by Focus Features , and opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006. The film's narrat...

**We have fixed the issue of a section with dead air, thank you listeners for letting us know!** What does film noir and Superman have in common? Not a damn thing but we bring the superhero to noir in tonight's episode of the Speakeasy NoirCast! In this episode, we explore the hypnotic acting styles of Deforrest Kelly in his first film Fear In The Night... Fear in the Night is an American 1947 fil...

Happy New Year! This week's episode is Blonde Ice, a crime film noir released on July 24, 1948, directed by Jack Bernhard with music by Irving Gertz .  The film was originally released as a B movie . This means the film is a low budget commercial film along with a feature movie. The film stars Leslie Brooks as Claire Cummings Hanneman, Robert Paige as Les Burns, and Michael Whalen as Stanley...

Welcome back to season 2 of The Speakeasy Noircast!!! This week we find Laura! Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger . It stars Gene Tierney , Dana Andrews , and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson . The screenplay by Jay Dratler , Samuel Hoffenstein , and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary . In 1999, Laura wa...

Welcome back for another dose of mayhem and noir! This week, we shake up a storm as we take a look at The Man Who Wasn't There! The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 crime film written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Also featured are Tony Shalhoub, Scarlett Johansson, James Gandolfini, and Coen regulars Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco,...

Welcome to season two of the Speakeasy Pandemic Noircast! Ready to talk film and get drunk? Great! So are we...actually we already did..for this episode...so now it's your turn! In the premiere season two episode we discuss The Red House... The Red House is a 1947 American film noir horror film film directed by Delmer Daves , and starring Edward G. Robinson , Lon McCallister , Judith Anderson , Ro...

SEASON FINALE! Carly and Jason take a stroll into old L.A. and crack open the diabolical water diverting case with Jake Gittes in Chinatown and the 16 year later follow-up The Two Jakes where Gittes uncovers another cover-up concerning mineral rights and the Big O...not that big O...we're talking Big OIL. Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenpl...

Dark Passage is a 1947 American crime thriller film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall . The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by David Goodis . It was the third of four films real-life couple Bacall and Bogart made together. For its initial scenes, the film was shot subjectively from the male lead's point of view to avoid showing the face of Vin...

Green For Danger Green for Danger is a 1946 British thriller film, based on the 1944 detective novel of the same name by Christianna Brand . It was directed by Sidney Gilliat and stars Alastair Sim , Trevor Howard , Sally Gray and Rosamund John . The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England. The title is a reference to the colour-coding used on the gas canisters used by anaesthetists . Tonight...

Epic showdown between Lady Street and Lord Morris on this week's battle of AmeriBrit as we discuss the 1946 film The Blue Dahlia, be forewarned Lady Street is incorrect in her assessment. The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir , directed by George Marshall based on an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler . [3] [4] The film stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake . [5] It was Chan...

We take a deep dive into the FBI this week with the 1945 film The House on 92nd Street. The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white American spy film directed by Henry Hathaway . The movie, shot mostly in New York City , was released shortly after the end of World War II . The House on 92nd Street was made with the full cooperation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), whose directo...

On this week's Speakeasy we discuss the psychedelic 1967 film Point Blank. Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman , starring Lee Marvin , co-starring Angie Dickinson , Keenan Wynn and Carroll O'Connor , and adapted from the 1963 crime noir pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake , writing as Richard Stark. [3] Boorman directed the film at Marvin's request and Marvin...

On today's episode we delve into the classic British film The Thirty Nine Steps The Thirty Nine Steps is a British 1978 thriller film directed by Don Sharp , with screenplay by British playwright Michael Robson, based on the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan . It was the third film version of the 1915 novel. This version of Buchan's tale starred Robert Powell as Richard Hannay , Karen Dot...

Today we discuss Night Editor (1946) and we speak to our guest Tom Walker (filmmaker) about his new and upcoming project. Night Editor is a 1946 B-movie film noir directed by Henry Levin and based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a previous radio program episode "Inside Story." [1] The movie was to be the first in a series of films featuring stories...

Special mid-season DOUBLE episode! You are in for an extended treat to pleasure your ear holes today, join us while we discuss two films, the 1952 original film The Narrow Margin and the 1990 remake Narrow Margin. Also stick around as hints are dropped to an amazing gift that Lady Carly bestoweths (is that a word? I dunno, you decide!) unto peasant Jason. The Narrow Margin - 1952 The Narrow Margin...

On today's Speakeasy Noir Cast.... The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March . It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and a play of the same name , written by Joseph Hayes , which were loosely built on actual events. The original Broadway production had actor Paul Newman in the Bogart role but he was passed over for the movie bec...

During this episode we discuss the genius of Luc Besson. GaryOldman sniffing unsuspecting humans, lactating milk & Jean Reno's trouser situation.... Léon: The Professional (French: Léon), titled Leon in the UK and Australia (and originally titled The Professional in the US), is a 1994 English-language French action thriller film[5][6][7][8] written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno, G...

Listen while Carly and Jason Jump the Shark on The Speakeasy Noir Cast and throw caution to the wind...this episode comes without advertisements. The Purge is an American media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes , mainly created by James DeMonaco . The films present a near-future...

Today we discuss the 1954 film Suddenly Suddenly is a 1954 American film noir and crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale . The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden , and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates . [1] The story concerns a small California town whose tranquility is shattered when the train of the president of the United States is schedule...