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Author and photographer. I write neo-noir thrillers. My books include The Breaker series, Slipped Masks, and What's On? - my guide to movies and television. A percentage from all book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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โ€œSCARLET STREETโ€ (1945) dir. Fritz Lang

Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea

๐ŸŽฌ Universal Pictures
๐ŸŽž #Noirvember

25.11.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 404    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Good morning โ˜•๏ธ
#FilmNoir breakfast

Out of the Past (1947)

25.11.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Movie marquee and display for #FilmNoir The Gangster (photo from #NoirAlley)
#Noirvember

25.11.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this day in music history -
Elevate
Album by Lee Aaron,
released November 25, 2022.

25.11.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this day in music history -
Luminous
Album by Michele McLaughlin,
released November 25, 2020.

25.11.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this day in music history -
Loveโ€™s River
Album by Laura Sullivan,
released November 25, 2012.

25.11.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this day in movie history:
Very Bad Things
directed by Peter Berg,
released November 25, 1998.
Cast: Jon Favreau, Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Rob Brownstein, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joey Zimmerman, Tyler Cole Malinger, Kobe Tai, Carla Scott. #Comedy

25.11.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this day in movie history:
Tension
directed by John Berry
released November 25, 1949.
Cast: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Gough, Tom Dโ€™Andrea, William Conrad, Tito Renaldo, Ray Bennett, Virginia Brissac, Peter Brocco, Bert Davidson. #Noir

25.11.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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On this day in movie history:
The Gangster
a.k.a. Low Company
directed by Gordon Wiles
released November 25, 1949.
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry/Henry Morgan, John Ireland, Fifi D'Orsay, Virginia Christine, Elisha Cook Jr., Shelley Winters. #Noir

25.11.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Born on this day โ€“ Kenneth Mitchell,
Actor,
November 25, 1974 โ€“ February 24, 2024
#StarTrek

25.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Simon Fisher-Becker,
Actor,
November 25, 1961 โ€“ March 9, 2025

25.11.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Darlanne Fluegel,
Actress, Producer, Professor,
November 25, 1953 โ€“ December 15, 2017

25.11.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Dennis McDougal,
Writer,
November 25, 1947 โ€“ March 22, 2025

25.11.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Jonathan Kaplan,
Director, Producer, Actor,
November 25, 1947 โ€“ August 1, 2025

25.11.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Rosanna Schiaffino,
Actress,
November 25, 1939 โ€“ October 17, 2009

25.11.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Kathryn Crosby,
Actress, Singer,
November 25, 1933 โ€“ September 20, 2024

25.11.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Jeffrey Hunter,
Actor, Producer,
November 25, 1926 โ€“ May 27, 1969
#StarTrek

25.11.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Poul Anderson,
Writer,
November 25, 1926 โ€“ July 31, 2001

25.11.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Ricardo Montalbรกn,
Actor, Director,
November 25, 1920 โ€“ January 14, 2009

25.11.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Norman Tokar,
Director, Actor, Writer, Producer,
November 25, 1919 โ€“ April 6, 1979

25.11.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Mona Goya,
Actress,
November 25, 1909 โ€“ October 8, 1961

25.11.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ W. R. Burnett,
Writer,
November 25, 1899 โ€“ April 25, 1982

25.11.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Jessie Royce Landis,
Actress,
November 25, 1896 โ€“ February 2, 1972

25.11.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Born on this day โ€“ Margaret Livingston,
Actress, Businesswoman,
November 25, 1895 โ€“ December 13, 1984

25.11.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ComingUpOnTCM

GRAND HOTEL (1932) Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford
Dir.: Edmund Goulding 5:45 AM PT

The lives of a group of very different people collide in a posh Berlin hotel.

1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

25.11.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œI WAKE UP SCREAMINGโ€ (1941) dir. H. Bruce Humberstone

Victor Mature, Betty Grable, Carole Landis

๐ŸŽฌ 20th Century-Fox
๐ŸŽž #Noirvember

24.11.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 352    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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โ€œCRY OF THE CITYโ€ (1948) dir. Robert Siodmak

Shelley Winters, Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark

๐ŸŽฌ 20th Century-Fox
๐ŸŽž #Noirvember

24.11.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 433    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Produced and directed by Orson Welles starring Rita Hayworth, Welles and Everett Sloane. Preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. #Noirvember #FilmNoir

24.11.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Remembering today the late ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican theatre, radio, film and television actress Jessie Royce-Landisย (25 November 1896 โ€“ 2 February 1972) born #OnThisDay in Chicago, Illinois

25.11.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œMYSTERY STREETโ€ (1950) dir. John Sturges

Ricardo Montalbรกn, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson

๐ŸŽฌ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
๐ŸŽž #Noirvember

25.11.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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