Decoy (1946) | |
| Director(s) | Jack Bernhard |
| Producer(s) | Jack Bernhard |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir |
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Decoy (1946) was a Film Noir - Crime Film directed by Jack Bernhard and produced by Jack Bernhard.
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Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Decoy (1946)
By Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Oct 22, 2026 From Classic Movie Hub BlogFive Things I Love About Decoy (1946) If you know your noir, you?re unquestionably familiar with iconic films like The Maltese Falcon (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura (1944), and Out of the Past (1947) ? goes without saying, right? But do you know about Decoy (1946)? You should. You only... Read full article
Day 22 of Noirvember: Super Sucker Saturday — The Dumb Doctor of Decoy (1946)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2025 From Shadows and SatinIt?s Super Sucker Saturday again, and have I got a super sucker for you! The luckless, common sense-less fella I?m shining the spotlight on this time around comes from one of my favorite (I know ? how many favorites can one person have?) low-budget features ? Decoy (1946). This is a movie that I?d h... Read full article
Noirvember Day 23: Obscure Noir – Decoy (1946)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2022 From Shadows and SatinI love sharing obscure films with noir lovers. And I love it even more if they?re readily accessible ? for free, even. Well, today?s Noirvember post fits the bill on both accounts, I?m happy to say. I?ve had a copy of Decoy (1946) in my collection for several decades now ? it?s a fairly good print, ... Read full article
Decoy (1946) (3)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 19, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsTHIS IS MY VERY LATE ENTRY IN THE CMBA SPRING BLOGATHON: FEMME/HOMME FATALES OF FILM NOIR!? Like any self-respecting noir, this one chooses to open in a grungy gas station bathroom with a hero (Herbert Rudley) disheveled, hobbling, and covered with grime. We can gather he’s been through hell. ... Read full article
Jean Gillie in Decoy (1946): Noir’s ultimate anti-heroine
By Carol Martinheira on Nov 16, 2018 From The Old Hollywood GardenJean Gillie in Decoy (1946): Noir’s ultimate anti-heroine On November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Detour (1945) might be the greatest of all B-noirs, but Decoy (1946) is certainly the most bizarre and when it comes to film noir, that’... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jim Vincent: I into you for 60 G's already.
Frank Olins: 60 thousand? For what?
Margot Shelby: Do want an itemized account of what is cost to save your life?
Margot Shelby: Do you remember the first time I came to see you in your office? Your dingy, gloomy office in that dingy dirty street, the rotten smell of the factory chimneys pressing down on the shabby little houses, the slovenly old women, the gray-faced dirty little children starting out with everything against them. I remember that street.
Dr. Craig: Do you love me?
Margot Shelby: Yes, but I can't forget your street. I remember every little thing about it, and if I had never seen it, I still could have described it because that street runs all over the world. I know because that's the street I came from 6000 miles from here in a little English mill town. But it's the same rotten street, the same factories, the same people, and the same little gray-faced children!
Frank Olins: Lay out the dough Vince. You know you'll get it back, soon as I can out of here.
Jim Vincent: No Soap Frankie. You've just been gassed. How do I know what kind of shape you in? Maybe you wouldn't be able to pull through an operation.
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Facts about
Director Jack Bernhard met wife Jean Gillie in England, where he was stationed during WWII. He intended this film as a vehicle to showcase her to American audiences, but they divorced a short while later, and she did only one other film before her early death at age 33.
The following snipe was stapled and pasted on all of the printed material sent to the exhibitors that booked this film: IMPORTANT! The Motion Picture Association's Advisory Council has urgently requested that there be no mention of specific poisons in publicizing "DECOY." Please eliminate all names of poisons (such as cyanide or methylene blue) from the publicity, exploitation and advertising on this picture.
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