Noir Nook: Peggy Cummins – Her Path to Film Noir As we begin another noir year, I thought this would be a perfect time to take a look at one of my favorite noir femmes, Peggy Cummins, and the path that she traveled to reach the realm of film noir. A diminutive blonde with emerald-green eyes, read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 29, 2019
There’s not a more fitting place to start a horror film set in England than with Stonehenge, those relics of old that we can easily imagine being hexed with pagan cults and rituals summoning some unknown evil into the world. Jacques Tourneur is no stranger to horror films and Night of the Dem read more
***Sad news, via The Hannibal 8. I must get out of the habit I’ve had for years, every time I saw the name Peggy Cummins, of smiling at the cheerful thought that she was still alive after all these years. The Hannibal 8 Peggy Cummins (Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller) (December 18, 1925 – Decemb read more
American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more
American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more
The opening night of this year’s Noir City can be described, by any standard, as a resounding and spectacular success. Upon my entrance to the theater 15 minutes before showtime, I was greeted with a house that was packed solid. The only seats available were a select few in the upper balcony read more
Peggy Cummins, British actress, best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis Gun Crazy, playing a trigger-happy femme fatale who robs banks with her husband played by John Dall. Peggy lived most of her life in Dublin, and was educated and in London. In 1938 actor Peter Brock noticed Peggy at a read more
