>if you run across a B movie called "Killer Bait",
grab it. It is superb
It is indeed. It's available on video under that title and
"Too Late For Tears." It features Dan Duryea and Lizabeth
Scott at their best, and a terrific script by Roy Huggins,
the TV genius behind The Fugitive, Maverick and The Rockford
Files.
Even better news: earlier this summer I was at an event
sponsored by the Film Noir Foundation, and FNF president
Eddie Muller announced that a brand new print of "Killer
Bait" had been discovered, which means a decent DVD may soon
be in the offing. I have a copy of the movie under each
title, and neither one looks all that good.
I'll second the endorsements for Siodmak and Melville. In
fact, I'll be seeing Melville's WWII Resistance drama --
"Army of Shadows" -- this weekend.
Vince Keenan
www.vincekeenan.com Pop culture, high and low, past and
present. One day at a time.
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