Many of these actors achieved stardom because of their start in film noir; others, despite it. In any case, at one time or another, sometimes many times, they played cops and robbers, hoodlums and toadies, doomed anti-heroes and femme fatales in one of filmdom’s richest genres. And all of us fans of film noir are richer for that. A tip of the fedora to them all.
IDA LUPINO
Ida Lupino (1918-95), London-born actress/director/screenwriter, came from a family of performers. She played small parts in Hollywood films through the 1930s, but after starring opposite Humphrey Bogart in the noir classic HIGH SIERRA (1941), her career took off. She appeared in PETER IBBETSON (1935), ANYTHING GOES (1936), ARTISTS AND MODELS (1937), THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939), and THE LIGHT THAT FAILED (1939), among others. Later, she appeared in LADIES IN RETIREMENT (1941), THE SEA WOLF (1941), LIFE BEGINS AT EIGHT-THIRTY (1942), FOREVER AND A DAY (1943) and ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952) with Robert Ryan, and she continued performing on into the ‘60s. Starting with NOT WANTED (1949), which she also co-wrote, she became the only female movie director of her time. She specialized in dramatic and suspense films, including NEVER FEAR (1949), HITCH-HIKER (1953), and THE BIGAMIST (1953). She also directed episodes of many television series, including “The Untouchables” and “The Fugitive.”
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