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Tension: The Film Noir of the Week Podcast

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratings

A weekly look at film noir -- from the classics to today

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Episodes

Roadblock (1951)

January 08, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MB

Noir giant Charles McGraw is the lead. An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime. https://tinyurl.com/y8z9xpay

Christmas Noir

December 22, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Christmas noir recommendations including I, The Jury, Christmas Holiday, Lady in the Lake, Blast of Silence and more.

Alias Nick Beal (1949)

July 24, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MB

A crusading district attorney sells his soul to the devil to fight corruption. http://tinyurl.com/nickbeal

The Driver (1978)

June 29, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MB

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective. http://tinyurl.com/y8xogccn

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

May 18, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MB

Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer. Film Noir of the Week looks at one of the great Mitchum films noir. http://tinyurl.com/n2clslk

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

May 12, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 8 MB

Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman's older husband in this classic film noir based on the James M. Cain novel. http://tinyurl.com/amthvl

Inferno (1953)

May 04, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MB

A spoiled and alcoholic millionaire, Robert Ryan, breaks his leg falling off of a horse, and is left to die in the desert by his cheating wife, Rhonda Fleming, and her lover, William Lundigan. The excellent adventure film, originally released in 3D is a film noir worth seeking out. http://tinyurl.com/myoqxd9

Sudden Fear (1952)

April 27, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MB

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive? Read more at http://tinyurl.com/SuddenFear

Scarlet Street (1945) Tension: The Film Noir of the Week Podcast

April 10, 2017 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.18 MB

Edward G. Robinson leaves behind his tough-guy persona for one of the great films noir. Read more or comment at http://gourl.gr/bs1a

Brief Encounter 1945 Tension: The Film Noir of the Week podcast

March 31, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MB

Episode one features the classic 1945 drama Brief Encounter. At a railway station cafe, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Both of them are already married, but they continue to meet at the cafe every Thursday despite the knowledge that their blossoming love is impossible.