Shadows & Pinstripes
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast dedicated to discussing classic film noir...One episode at a time.
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Episodes
Larceny (1948)
April 08, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBSeason 3 is here, and Drew hopes to keep our short and sweet. So he kicks things off with a sweet tale of grift and conscience...
The Asphalt Jungle
November 26, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Drew joins a rowdy crew of hucksters and ex-cons for a jewel heist! What could go wrong?
Cry of the City
October 23, 2021 13:23 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode, Drew gets in the middle of two childhood friends who took different paths and chaos ensues with the 1948 Robert Siodmak film noir "Cry of the City."
Sweet Smell of Success
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode, Drew traverses the jazzy rain-slicked streets of Manhattan at night, FINALLY stops beating around the bush, and gets down to brass tack (or tax) or something. Anyway, it's time for perfection: Sweet Smell of Success (1957).
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
October 08, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode, Drew does a lot of complaining about Olive Films. Shut up already, dude! Also: Robert Siodmak's The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry.
Road House
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode, two friends become enemies because of a dame. Drew sips a bourbon at the end of the bar, then follows them to the courtroom, then a cabin in the wilderness!
The Spiral Staircase
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode, Drew wanders around the nooks and crannies of a spooky New England mansion. There's a bulldog, and angry old lady, a woman who has lost her voice, and a killer on the loose. Wish him luck!
Pickup on South Street
September 17, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, Drew witnesses a pickpocket on the subway...then has to run from the Reds!
He Walked By Night
September 10, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, Drew travels the storm drains of Los Angeles by flashlight in search of a cop killer!
Too Late For Tears
September 03, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode, featuring the Film Noir Foundation's restoration of "Too Late For Tears", someone throws a bag of cash into Drew's convertible at night! He wants to turn it in to the police, but cold hard cash has a way of bringing out the worst in people!
In a Lonely Place
August 27, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBI'm this episode, Drew watches a Hollywood screenwriter drink and fight. Seems like a really nice guy though. Discussion: Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" starring Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame.
Gaslight Noir II (The Suspect)
August 20, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this Episode, Drew returns to England's cobblestone streets to witness another good man gone bad in Robert Siodmak's "The Suspect."
T-Men
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode, Drew travels from Detroit to Los Angeles with a couple of Treasury Agents. They couldn't get into too much trouble, could they? I mean, they are just a couple of pencil-pusher accountant types, right? RIGHT??
Gaslight Noir (So Evil My Love)
August 07, 2021 15:34 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode, Drew tries to avoid Jack the Ripper by ducking into the gaslit pubs of Victorian Liverpool, but manages a few minutes to watch the 1948 gaslight noir flick "So Evil My Love."
What Happened Last Night? (High Wall)
March 28, 2021 19:06 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode, Drew wakes up in a haze and fights off his amnesia by talking about the movie "High Wall"
What Happened Last Night?
March 28, 2021 19:06 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode, Drew wakes up in a haze and fights off his amnesia by talking about the movie "High Wall" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Here There Be Nazis (Notorious)
March 27, 2021 23:10 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Drew's lips are loosened by a fine bourbon and he talks about one of the greatest spy flicks of the Noir era, Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious"
Here There Be Nazis
March 27, 2021 23:10 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode, Drew's lips are loosened by a fine bourbon and he talks about one of the greatest spy flicks of the Noir era, Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Look! Up in the Sky! (Tension)
January 25, 2021 00:01 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode, Drew follows a two-timin' dame to a beach house and gets himself into a lot of trouble when he decides to take on a murderous alternate identity. Along the way, he talks about the fantastic 1949 film noir "Tension."
Look! Up in the Sky!
January 25, 2021 00:01 - 24 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, Drew follows a two-timin' dame to a beach house and gets himself into a lot of trouble when he decides to take on a murderous alternate identity. Along the way, he talks about the fantastic 1949 film noir "Tension." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My Favorite Film Noirs
January 24, 2021 19:57 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode Drew goes off-script and decides to spout off a bunch of his favorite film noirs (films noir? -- can anyone tell us what it's supposed to be?) and counts down to his Golden Two -- the two GREATEST Film(s) Noir(s) (problem solved!) that he would take with him to a desert island. You know, if the desert island had a TV and HDMI cables and wifi or a blu-ray player or whatever.
Drinks are on me!
January 17, 2021 21:42 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBDrew travels to the dusty town of San Something and talks about Robert Montgomery's noir classic "Ride the Pink Horse" over shots of tequila. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Drinks are on me! (Ride the Pink Horse)
January 17, 2021 21:42 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDrew travels to the dusty town of San Something and talks about Robert Montgomery's noir classic "Ride the Pink Horse" over shots of tequila.
It's a Prison Break! (Brute Force)
January 16, 2021 23:47 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBFrom behind bars, Drew professes his undying love for Jules Dassin and Burt Lancaster while discussing the classic film noir "Brute Force."
It's a Prison Break!
January 16, 2021 23:47 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBFrom behind bars, Drew professes his undying love for Jules Dassin and Burt Lancaster while discussing the classic film noir "Brute Force." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My Journey To Classic Cinema
January 10, 2021 02:21 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode, Drew gets cornered by some street toughs by the produce vendors that try to make him sell his oranges at a cut rate price. He regales them with his story about how he got interested in classic cinema and made his way to the darker side of old movies: FILM NOIR.
What's in the Box? (Kiss Me Deadly)
December 13, 2020 01:18 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIn a seedy dive off the main drag, Drew tries to avoid being questioned by Mike Hammer and watches Kiss Me Deadly.
What's in the Box?
December 13, 2020 01:18 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBIn a seedy dive off the main drag, Drew tries to avoid being questioned by Mike Hammer and watches Kiss Me Deadly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app