
Dark Passage (1947) as locus of film noir
The story becomes the anti-communist witch-hunting film noir theme.
The story becomes the anti-communist witch-hunting film noir theme.
The film came close to equaling the intention of the novel and the much earlier BBC adaptation.
A worthy Chandler adaptation, and transition for Dick Powell from pretty boy to film tough guy.
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