#Odds Against Tomorrow

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Harry Belafonte and Carmen De Lavallade in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) dir. Robert Wise

#Odds Against Tomorrow #Carmen De Lavallade #Harry Belafonte #1950s #drama #thriller #gif #michi #filmedit #noirvember #usergina #nerd4music #ritahayworrth #usersjoy #userjonah #useralex #usertom #userlenie #uservienna

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#modern jazz quartet #odds against tomorrow #music #jazz #john lewis #milt jackson #percy heath #connie kay #Youtube

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Harry Belafonte and Sterling Hayden playing some stickball while on location for Odds Against Tomorrow, 1959.

ETA: I am informed that Harry’s partner is Robert Ryan, not Hayden. Thanks, @Pixnflixnwrites!

Photo: Twitter

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1950s #stickball #Harry Belafonte #Sterling Hayden #location filming #location shooting #Odds Against Tomorrow #vintage NY

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Movie Releases for January 9, 2024

#home video #physical media #bloodrayne #blood simple #far haven #the highest of stakes #the mental state #odds against tomorrow #oldboy #the outside man #the peacemaker #the royal hotel #split image #suitable flesh #telefon #they turned us into killers #varsity blues #4k #bluray #dvd #cover art

[filmnoirfoundation]

ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, September 21, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss Eddie’s short story “Doc’s Oscar”, the essential Italian noirs and film museums, the disreputable noir characters of wholesome TV icons, memorable bell tower scenes, and more. We wind up the show with a discussion of our favorite film noir openings. On the cat front, Charlotte and Emily are too tired to participate.

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Can’t join us on Thursday? No problem! A recording will be up on our YouTube channel, @NoirCity, on Friday, September 22: https://www.youtube.com/user/NoirCitySF

Note: Eddie will not be able to answer questions posted during the livestream nor ones left on our social media accounts

This week's questions:

In a recent episode, Eddie highly recommended the film ROSAURA AT 10 O’CLOCK [ROSAURA A LA 10]. Is it possible for ROSAURA to be restored by the Foundation and made available through Flicker Alley?

Michael, Post Falls, Idaho

Just read your short story, "Doc's Oscar", in the JEWISH NOIR VOLUME 1. Can you give us a little background on its origin? When did you write it?

Jay and Connie, Ann Arbor, MI

I'm planning a trip to Italy.  Please recommend your essential Italian crime/noir films.  Also, I hope to visit a museum dedicated to cinema. Any ideas

Steve in Mississippi

Have you read “Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City” written by Nicholas Christopher? 

Sean Land O Lakes, FL

For me one of the biggest surprises of seeing familiar actors in Film Noir was seeing Raymond Burr as the heavy. What other later-known actors are the biggest surprises for someone getting into Film Noir.

Carlton, Atlanta, GA

Why does Eddie sometimes use the alias "Eddy von Mueller" for some of his Blu-Ray commentary tracks?

David

The late-'60s and the '70's are thought of as the time of the great neo-noir films, but what about offerings designed to play at drive-in theaters or so-called grindhouses? I'm also curious about regional films or filmmakers since that era was rich with localized film production. Are you aware of any that could fall under the mantle of film noir?

Kathy and Michael, Rockford, Illinois

In the past Eddie has mentioned certain movies that he considers to be more “message pictures” than full blown noir for him. I would love to hear you both talk about what the difference for you is between movies like NO WAY OUT, CROSSFIRE, FORCE OF EVIL etc. and movies that have tinges of Noir but fall into the Message Picture category and maybe some examples of those and why they don’t make the cut. Thanks!

Nathanael from New Braunfels, Texas

I recently watched the Douglas Sirk 1951 film noir, THUNDER ON THE HILL, and noted the similarities between the bell tower scene in that movie with the great bell tower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 VERTIGO.  Are there other films noir that include a bell tower scene?  And, more generally, what other films noir have great staircase scenes? 

Cliff in Fort Collins

Wondering if you know anything about scenes cut from THE MAN I LOVE DVD. The film is listed as being 96 minutes long, but the DVD version is only 90 minutes.

Michael, Chicago, IL

My question is about some very difficult to find Alan Ladd titles, specifically, CHICAGO DEADLINE with Donna Reed and SAIGON. Are these Alan Ladd films tied up in litigation or bound in some type of financial dispute? Is there any hope for their release in the US?  

Don

Openings.  I have always been fascinated by the first 90 seconds of noir films and I’d just like to pay tribute to my favorite openings and listen as you add in yours as well.

Chuck

#film noir #noir city #eddie muller #anne hockens #film noir foundation #jewish noir #raymond burr #william conrad #grindhouse films #odds against tomorrow #the stranger #i the jury #criss cross #crossfire #doc's oscar #noir city detroit #noir city dc

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Happy Birthday

Wayne Rogers (April 7th, 1933 - December 31st, 2015)

#A little late but with lots of love! #Wayne Rogers #Odds Against Tomorrow #MASH #Once In Paris #Miracle Landing #Frozen With Fear #Mash Special

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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Robert Wise

June 13th 2023

#odds against tomorrow #1959 #robert wise #harry belafonte #robert ryan #ed begley #shelley winters #gloria grahame #kim hamilton #lois thorne

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[The eyes of] Gloria Grahame and Robert Ryan, squaring off in "Odds Against Tomorrow" 1959

#gloria grahame #robert ryan #harry belafonte #film noir #odds against tomorrow #heist film #bleak

[cinemajunkie70]

Happy Birthday in the afterlife to Robert Ryan!

#robert ryan #the wild bunch #odds against tomorrow #the set up #on dangerous ground #the professionals #bad day at black rock #movies #crossfire #actor #the naked spur #the dirty dozen

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Odds Against Tomorrow  - Robert Wise  - 1959 - USA

#Odds Against Tomorrow #robert wise #film noir

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#odds against tomorrow

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The Last Movie I Watched...

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959, Dir.: Robert Wise)

#odds against tomorrow #robert ryan #i watched #noirvember

[luck-of-the-drawings]

TRAINING ARC: START!! BOTHER YOUR GUARDIAN AND EXHIBIT ISSUES. NOW SOLVE THOSE ISSUES BY BOTHERING GUARDIANS. I HAVE FULL FAITH IN OUR HEROS!

#jrwi fanart #jrwi prime defenders #jrwi pd spoilers #jrwi show #cw blood #okayokay tryin out this queue thing for the first time despite usin this webbed site since 2013. if all goes accordin to plan this should #post at noon tomorrow. in the mEANT TIME CAN I TAAALLK ABOUT THIS EPISODE PRETTY PLESe??? THIS SHOW IS SO FUCKIN FUNNY... #SO MANY BITS I WISH I COULDVE DRAWN.. THIS WHOLE SHOW IS SUCH A PERFECT CARTOON IN MY BRRAAIAIINN. VYNS whole deal with talkin to himself #wasnt his dealio like. he had like NO complications for most o the show before this. wats that one gravity falls scene with soos goin like #i knew it. im literally the perfect man. and then he raises his arms for a heavenly choir and a dove lands on him. thats vyncent. BUT NOOW #MY BOY COMPLICATED!!! THE OVERTHINKING THING IS SO FUCKIN GOOD AND FUNNY. MY BABY BOY CAN DO ANYTHING. HES SO GOOD AT BREAKING ROCKS #Oh and this doodle page also includes the winebago shenanigens after reuniting with tide. the DARTS remember the darts #remember when tide actually snapped at william for driving like a FOOL!!! LOVE THAT SO MUCH. i gotta draw tide more aauuughghghuhh #ohh my GOODD WILLIAMS BEEF WITH THE RABBIT N THE BOAR WAS SO FUNNY... THESE CHARACTERS ARE ALL SOO FLAWED #WILLIAM IS SUCH A LITTLE ASSHOLEE. VYNCENT IS STUBBORN BEYOND BELIEF AND REASON. DAKOTA IS PERFECT HES A LIL DUMB BUT HES SO SWEET AND KIND #AND OH MY GOD ONE MORE THING CAN I JUST SAY. bizly is such a magnifiscent dm. i remember sayin months ago that #he finds ways to stack impossible odds against our heroes while still leaving room for them to succeed. the pd hasnt taken a single W but! #theyre surviving!! theyre keeping it together! from meat planets to cartoons to other dimensions to fighting the GODS!!! pd is genuinely #such a delight to listen to. a comedy and a tragedy. a story of ragtag heroes doing their best to do good despite their own failings.

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#NoirCity week two begins today! Intros by film scholar Foster Hirsch at all #NoirCityDC shows today thru Sun!

Coming up this afternoon:

2:30 BORN TO KILL 4:45 BRUTE FORCE 7:15 THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME 9:30 ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW

🎟https://bit.ly/NoirCityDC2022

Photo: Robert Wise directing Lawrence Tierney and Claire Trevor on the set of BORN TO KILL.

#born to kill #robert wise #Claire Trevor #brute force #they won't believe me #odds against tomorrow #foster hirsch #noir city #noir city dc #film noir festival #35mm screening

[bookwyrminspiration]

i had over a week to do this complicated drawing and yet here I am. doing basically all of it the day before and what will I learn from this experience? nothing! peace and love <3

#banging my head against a wall emotionally (silly) #13 people…6 animals…all in one piece…some of them in odd poses and angles… #it’s gonna look a little funky because I’m rushing #but i know you all are going to be nice about it • • #<- staring at you #anyway wish me luck yall i may or may not finish it in time for tomorrow but I sure hope I do

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ladies is it weird if the guy you like completely sweeps you (and a middle schooler) off the board at foosball and then high fives you (and the middle schooler) about it?

#idk man. #Lu rambles #sorry to keep posting about this. it's been a wild insane couple of days #for the record I jumped in after he'd already beat the middle schooler at one on one #bc we thought that 2 against 1 would be odds in our favor. it was not. #and he high fived me AFTER the middle schooler I'm just like. huh. #last time someone did that it was the theatre boy and I actually initiated the high five bc we'd cut the time on our play down that night #so idk maybe I'm just being weird but I felt a little odd about it #I'm very grateful to have this guy as a friend either way tbh and I look forward to working with him at church tomorrow :)