139: Femme Fatales Are Usually Smarter
About this episode
This episode discusses Fritz Lang's noir films, focusing on Scarlet Street and its themes.
Fritz Lang directed a pair of noirs in the mid-40s, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. The other is Woman in the Window. In Scarlet Street Eddie G. Is a mild-mannered cashier who meets Kitty, a beauty who might not mean him well. And then Dan Duryea gets involved. Like any self-respecting noir classic, this one is nice to look at, and even features twelve paintings created for the film. In real-life, Eddie collected art and Dan Duryea was a nice man....
Topics covered
- noir films
- Fritz Lang
- Scarlet Street
- Woman in the Window
- art
Keywords
- Edward G. Robinson
- Joan Bennett
- Dan Duryea
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Scarlet Street, Woman in the Window
Books & works: Femme Fatales Are Usually Smarter, Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street
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