Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 17, 2025
The visual and narrative style of Mystery Street (1950) will be familiar to anyone who watches modern police procedurals on television, especially shows that feature a lot of forensic analysis of corpses and crime scenes. Those looking for the intensity of top-shelf crime pictures will pro read more
Dr. Annette Bochenek of Hometowns to Hollywood is hosting a shared imagined road trip through the United States via The Celluloid Road Trip Blogathon on December 9th - 11th. Hitch your ride HERE.This blog's contribution is a trip to Massachusetts courtesy of MGM and the crime drama Mystery Stre read more
Film Noir classic “Mystery Street” to screen at Glessner House Museum March 29
The film noir classic Mystery Street (1950) will screen at Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave., on March 29 at 7 p.m. The screening is part of the Glessner House’s birthday celebration read more
Vivian Heldon (Jan Sterling) is a down-on-her-luck gal who lives in a Boston boardinghouse and works at the Grass Skirt Cafe. Struggling to come up with the money she owes to Mrs. Smerrling (Elsa Lanchester), the boardinghouse owner, Vivian calls her old flame James Joshua Harkley (Edmon Ryan). Hark read more
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Did you know that the film Mystery Street (1950) may very well be the first movie filmed on location in Boston?I recently wrote a review of this film for Film Noir of the Week. It's up now read more
Did you know that the film Mystery Street (1950) may very well be the first movie filmed on location in Boston?I recently wrote a review of this film for Film Noir of the Week. It's up now, so go check it out: Review of Mystery Street (1950). I was simply delighted that real Massachusetts locations read more
