The Film Noir Quiz

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                     Image # 41. Name the film title.

HONDO

Images 40 & 41 have something in common.

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                        Image # 42. Name the film title.

HONDO

Number 42 stars a Hollywood tough guy great.

HONDO

HONDO said:

Images 40 & 41 have something in common.

Clue. Both are Richardson Studio posters.

HONDO

                                              Image # 43. Name the film title.

HONDO

Apparently my film noir questions of late are proving a little difficult to answer, I will have to download some easier ones in the future. In the meantime to help you along image # 42 is from a Charles Bronson film and # 43 has mafia connections. Numbers  40 & 41 as previously mentioned are from the Richardson Studio and I will also  add they from the second half of the 1950s. 

HONDO

                                                                                                              Image # 44. Name the film title. I will be astounded if someone doen't know the answer to this one.

HONDO

Image # 44 is from a daybill poster of a film directed by someone who is mentioned on VMPF on a regular basis. You will kick yourself when the answer is revealed.

David

It was directed by Danny Kaye?

HONDO

I must confess the answer to question # 44 is proving to be much harder to solve than I had originally thought it would be.

theartofmovieposters

41 - The Scarlet Hour

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Ves is doing a fantastic job during my interlude!

theartofmovieposters

CSM said:

Ves is doing a fantastic job during my interlude!

Well now that you're back...get in there and tell us the rest...It's bloody hard work having to fill in your Noir shoes!

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

41 - The Scarlet Hour

Yes The Scarlet Hour from 1956. A neat ltttle daybill and is much better than The U.S. insert design.

CSM said:

Ves is doing a fantastic job during my interlude!

Agree.

theartofmovieposters said:

Well now that you're back...get in there and tell us the rest...It's bloody hard work having to fill in your Noir shoes!

We are in need of answers for #'s 40, 42, 43 & 44. Any thoughts ?

David

#44

I Confess (1953)

Which wasn't directed by Danny Kaye - I pulled one of those daybills out of a wall recently.

HONDO

HONDO said:

I must confess the answer to question # 44 is proving to be much harder to solve than I had originally thought it would be.

Correct answer in I Confess but you must admit I handed it over to you on a plate.

David

HONDO said:

HONDO said:

I must confess the answer to question # 44 is proving to be much harder to solve than I had originally thought it would be.

Correct answer in I Confess but you must admit I handed it over to you on a plate.

I felt I had to go to the buffet first.

HONDO

David said:

HONDO said:

HONDO said:

I must confess the answer to question # 44 is proving to be much harder to solve than I had originally thought it would be.

Correct answer in I Confess but you must admit I handed it over to you on a plate.

I felt I had to go to the buffet first.

Yes - and that was funny.

HONDO

Images  # 40, 42 & 43 are proving difficult to solve so I will give the answers tomorrow if they aren't answered by then.

theartofmovieposters

Is there an image of the daybill for 40 available on the web?  I can't find anything that looks like that in my regular Richardson places...

theartofmovieposters

43 - Pay or Die

theartofmovieposters

42 - 10 to Midnight

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

Is there an image of the daybill for 40 available on the web?  I can't find anything that looks like that in my regular Richardson places...

Yes there is but seeing you appear to be working overtime I will give you a clue to help you solve it. The clue is Charlie Chan.

theartofmovieposters

a Charlie chan Richardson?  I don't think I've seen that one before!

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

43 - Pay or Die

theartofmovieposters said:

42 - 10 to Midnight

Both correct. Pay Or Die! from 1960 and 10 To Midnight from 1983.

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

a Charlie chan Richardson?  I don't think I've seen that one before!

Firstly the daybill image on checking is no longer available on the web as far as I can see. Sorry for the confusion regarding the Charlie Chan clue. The Charlie Chan reference relates to the title.

theartofmovieposters

Thanks Lawrence...was doing my head in as I couldn't find anything.

I think I have worked out the title, no daybill image I can find, so would love to see it...I did find this insert on emovie, so my guess is THE TRAP:

Lots of time spent looking through the auction history on emovie!

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                      Yes image #40 is indeed The Trap from 1959 designed by the Richardson Studio not long before they stopped designing film posters. Sorry you had to work hard on this one. I like this colourful daybill better than the darker looking insert.

Eisenhower

Daybill wins again...