Three Noirs by John Farrow
3 Episodes
Prolific, Australian-born director John Farrow was one of studio-era Hollywood’s great unsung craftsmen, consistently elevating what could have been routine, B-budget genre fare through stylish visuals and a vivid feeling for place and character. It was in the realm of noir that he made his greatest mark, bringing a surfeit of ominous atmosphere to this trio of taut crime thrillers—the twisty corporate-suspense classic THE BIG CLOCK, the creepily fatalistic Cornell Woolrich adaptation NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES, and the eccentric noir take on the Faust legend ALIAS NICK BEAL—featuring memorably sinister performances from Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, and Edward G. Robinson.
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1:32:36Episode 1Alias Nick Beal
Episode 1
Directed by John Farrow • 1949 • United States
Starring Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas MitchellA seductively evil Ray Milland is a devil in disguise in this unique noir take on the Faust legend, a fiendish fusion of crime thriller and dark fantasy. In his quest to clean up his city’s crimin...
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1:35:29Episode 2The Big Clock
Episode 2
Directed by John Farrow • 1948 • United States
Starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’SullivanOne of the finest suspense thrillers of the 1940s, THE BIG CLOCK stars Ray Milland as a hapless crime-magazine editor plunged into a web of danger when he begins being systematically framed ...
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1:20:46Episode 3Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Episode 3
Directed by John Farrow • 1948 • United States
Starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell, John LundNoir fatalism and shivery supernatural menace merge in this atmospheric adaptation of a darkly existential novel by pulp master Cornell Woolrich. Edward G. Robinson stars as John Triton, a stage m...