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Re: RARA-AVIS: Noir/hardboiled
On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, DOUGLAS GREENE wrote:
: The 1931 film with Ricardo Cortez isn't too bad, but the 1936 with
: Bette Davis and warren Williams, called SATAN MET A LADY, is
: dreadful.
You think so? I liked it, but can't really think of it as an
adaptation. It's related, but it's so different I wouldn't even put
them in the same room. That probably helps me deal with the fact it
doesn't stand up to the Huston version.
: Not only did Huston stay fairly close to Hammett's original but his
: b&w cinematography keeps the mood. The colorized version, however,
: is almost as bad as the Davis/Cortez.
Geez, I should have know this would get done. That's sad.
: But no film version can include Flitcraft.
No. But I mentioned radio adaptations just a minute ago - I wonder if
an audio play could do it. I think so.
Bill
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