New York Based Noirs
A thread to discuss New York City and vicinity based Film Noir .
Here is a nice article From the New York Times that revisits some of the locations for Kiss Of Death, Where The Sidewalk Ends, and The Dark Corner
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/mo...pagewanted=all
Side Street (1950) Great atmospheric location shots juxtaposed with seedy apartment interiors. A highlight is the grand finale cab vs. cop cruiser chase, through the narrow, deserted, Sunday morning streets of lower Manhattan, the high angle overhead shots make it look like rats running around an elaborate maze.
List of Locations for those interested:
32nd Street and First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
8th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
East River, New York City, New York, USA
Federal Hall, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(exterors)
Fulton Fishmarket, Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(second unit)
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Morgue, Bellevue Hospital - 550 First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(second unit)
Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Third Avenue El, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(second unit)
Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Washington Market, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
I watched two recently The Sweet Smell of Success, and The Naked City. Cigar Joe at the end of The Naked City is the chase scene done on the Brooklyn Bridge??
If I remember right (without sticking in the DVD) there is a steel superstructure on the towers where the murder gets shot so that rules out the Brooklyn Bridge which are stone its either the Manhattan Bridge or the Williamsburg Bridge (though the George Washington Bridge is similar to the Manhattan Bridge). They are easy to tell apart the Manhattan bridge towers are perpendicular like an H The Williamsburg Bridge has canted towers something like this /-\ but less exaggerated of course.
I happened to have some images of all three:
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Last edited by cigar joe; 02-22-2012 at 09:26 PM.
I just re-watched The Naked City tonight & its the Williamsburg Bridge where the finally takes place. ;-)
Last edited by cigar joe; 03-05-2012 at 06:38 AM.
List of New York City Based Noir
Just a reference list of NYC & vicinity based Film Noir either shot on location or shot on Hollywood sound stages representing the city
The list so far that I've seen and a few that I haven't, I know there are more:
99 River Street
Cry Of The City
Detective Story
Grand Central Murder
House of Strangers
I wake Up Screaming
Kiss Of Death
Killers Kiss
Odds Against Tomorrow
Scandal Sheet
Scarlet Street
Side Street
Sleep My Love
Sweet Smell Of Success
The Dark Corner
The House on 92nd Street
The Naked City
The Phantom Lady
The Racket
The Sleeping City (haven't seen)
The Wrong Man
Vicky
The Window
Where The Sidewalk Ends
While the City Sleeps
Woman In The Window
A Double Life *
Blast of Silence *
The Velvet Touch
Repeat Performance
* actually shot at least partially in NY
I've seen Blast of Silence its all NYC the opening tunnel shot into Penn Station to the end in Jamaica Bay in Queens. forgot about that one Thanks.
Last edited by cigar joe; 03-06-2012 at 05:40 AM.
CJ, I have a few noir films that were shot in NYC, that I'd like to add to your list. Port Of New York, Jigsaw, C-Man, all from 1949; The Tattooed Stranger, Guilty Bystander, Cry Murder, all from 1950; Edge of the City (1957), Cop Hater, Cry Terror!, both from 1958; The Pusher, Murder, Inc., both from 1960.
I'll keep an eye out for them thanks for the heads upOriginally Posted by noirguru
add The Glass Wall (1953) to the list
99 River Street
A Double Life
Blast of Silence
C-man
Cop Hater
Cry Murder
Cry Of The City
Cry Terror
Detective Story
Edge of the City
Grand Central Murder
Guilty Bystander
House of Strangers
I wake Up Screaming
Jigsaw
Kiss Of Death
Killers Kiss
Murder Inc.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Port Of New York
Repeat Performance
Scandal Sheet
Scarlet Street
Side Street
Sleep My Love
Sweet Smell Of Success
The Dark Corner
The Glass Wall
The House on 92nd Street
The Naked City
The Phantom Lady
The Pusher
The Racket
The Sleeping City (haven't seen)
The Tattooed Stranger
The Velvet Touch
The Wrong Man
Vicky
The Window
Where The Sidewalk Ends
While the City Sleeps
Woman In The Window
Last edited by cigar joe; 03-28-2012 at 06:54 AM.
CJ, I have three more films to add to your list, Deadline at Dawn (1946); Pickup on South Street (1953); Force of Evil (1948).
I can't believe the first two slipped my mind, and I haven't seen Force of Evil yet that I remember.
Added Street of Chance, Force Of Evil, Deadline At Dawn, and Pickup On South Street
99 River Street
A Double Life
Blast of Silence
C-man
Cop Hater
Cry Murder
Cry Of The City
Cry Terror
Detective Story
Deadline At Dawn
Edge of the City
Force Of Evil
Grand Central Murder
Guilty Bystander
House of Strangers
I wake Up Screaming
Jigsaw
Kiss Of Death
Killers Kiss
Murder Inc.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Pickup on South Street
Port Of New York
Repeat Performance
Scandal Sheet
Scarlet Street
Side Street
Sleep My Love
Street Of Chance
Sweet Smell Of Success
The Dark Corner
The Glass Wall
The House on 92nd Street
The Naked City
The Phantom Lady
The Pusher
The Racket
The Sleeping City (haven't seen)
The Tattooed Stranger
The Velvet Touch
The Wrong Man
Vicky
The Window
Where The Sidewalk Ends
While the City Sleeps
Woman In The Window
I realize I've seen Edge of the City and not that long ago on TCM
A few more to add, City Across the River (1949); The Lost Weekend (1945); The Harder They Fall (1956); Deadline U.S.A. (1952); Mad Dog Coll (1961); The Young Savages (1961). CJ, that's it for me!
Added yours noirguru and one more The Killer That Stalked New York
99 River Street
A Double Life
Blast of Silence
C-man
City Across The River
Cop Hater
Cry Murder
Cry Of The City
Cry Terror
Detective Story
Deadline At Dawn
Deadline U.S.A.
Edge of the City
Force Of Evil
Grand Central Murder
Guilty Bystander
House of Strangers
I wake Up Screaming
Jigsaw
Kiss Of Death
Killers Kiss
Mad Dog Coll
Murder Inc.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Pickup on South Street
Port Of New York
Repeat Performance
Scandal Sheet
Scarlet Street
Side Street
Sleep My Love
Street Of Chance
Sweet Smell Of Success
The Dark Corner
The Glass Wall
The Harder They Fall
The House on 92nd Street
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Lost Weekend
The Naked City
The Phantom Lady
The Pusher
The Racket
The Sleeping City (haven't seen)
The Tattooed Stranger
The Velvet Touch
The Wrong Man
The Young Savages
Vicky
The Window
Where The Sidewalk Ends
While the City Sleeps
Woman In The Window
A few more:
Laura
Madigan
Fallen Sparrow
New York Confidential
The People Against O'Hara
Sorry, Wrong Number
Street of Chance
Edge of Doom
He Ran All the Way
That's all I can spot on my shelves....
How about Lady On A Train (1945) ?
Edge of Doom and He Ran All the Way are set and filmed in LA and vicinity.
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