Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on the unfaithful, unpleasant, unlucky Pauline Driscoll in 99 River Street (1953). WHAT’S 99 RIVER STREET ABOUT? When boxer-turned-taxi driver Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) finds his wife’s dead body in the back of his cab, he works with a local actress read more
For my money, John Payne is one of the most underrated stars of the film noir era. Like his fellow noir vet Dick Powell, Payne’s earlier career consisted of a number of comedies and musicals – lightweight vehicles that seemed a perfect fit for his good looks and breezy air. But in the late 1940s, read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 6, 2015
This is a Sam Fuller type crime film that’s not pretty, it’s full of gritty realism, and it ends up being an unassuming little gem that is a great joy. However, instead this film comes from director Phil Karlson pairing him with John Payne. In film-noir, boxers always seem to take a cent read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 6, 2015
This is a Sam Fuller type crime film that’s not pretty, it’s full of gritty realism, and it ends up being an unassuming little gem that is a great joy. However, instead, this film comes from director Phil Karlson pairing him with John Payne. In film-noir, boxers always seem to take a cen read more
99 River Street
Directed by Phil Karlson
1953/USA
Edward Small Productions
First viewing I could not get behind this odd and violent noir effort from B-picture specialist Phil Karlson. Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) is an ex-boxer who was barred from the ring after suffering repeated blows to his eye read more
“The harder you’re hit, the harder you have to hit.”
Dig this: you’re a prizefighter in the heavyweight division — a real comer after more than sixty bouts, never once knocked down — and you finally get a shot at the greatest crown in sports. Going in read more
