Good Film Noir Movie – Barbara Stanwyck – The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers

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The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers 1946

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  6. Liza then Scott fans should watch “Desert Fury” !!!
    It’s got everything
    I mean everything
    Over the edge with intrigue forbidden temptation regret sumptuous sets and wardrobe. Kinky desire, dressed up and inviting. It’s hard to find but worth the effort.

  13. Sorry caught the wrong button!!

    My memories of the staging is still vivid….the sittings rooms with the lamps, we didn’t have lamps, the fancy bedrooms…..when I was very young bedrooms were only for sleeping in, and especially the fancy curtains as seen in this film. Times have changed since the 1950s and now what violence here is, seams quite harmless compared with modern Hollywood films which I never watch. Now I’m watching more of these, more films keep appearing, and there are loads more of Barbara ‘s old films somewhere out there. Keep hunting these are great.

    We can begin to see the end of Lockdown but I would not like to see the end of the showing of there wonderful films. 🇬🇧👏

  14. That’s what I call a magnificent film! These are the films I went to see when I was young…..except I didn’t see the certificate page giving the rating. But there again I was with my folks so that was ok. I adore these black and white films with their staged sets. It’s strange how we never new how they built outdoor scenes on a stage set….now the sound sounds indoor and it’s obvious they used back projection, and painted backgrounds. Oneof the things I remember are

  15. Great complex characters; each of them has something to learn – and the main characters having a history into childhood is SO tasty. I kept reminding myself "they grew up together!" – beautiful people and sets, too. That stairway…

  22. The guy playing the sailor was a sh*t actor. His character would have to have been comatose to sleep though that 'accident'. 😆
    But I guess the writers thought that it was believable in those days. My, how things have changed. Thankfully.

  23. stanwyck had nothing on Liz Scott- unpretentious, PURE acting- stanwyck was just another stuck up wasp btch.

  26. Just in case your interested: In 1940 Judith Anderson (old Mrs Ivers) played a character called Mrs Danvers in the film 'Rebecca' along side of Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine. Her character was just as formidable as her character in this film.

  27. IMHO, the casting was perfect. The plot kept me guessing. The end was satisfying. There was real acting, with subtleties of gesture, expression and intonation. I can't think of anything I didn't like. Five stars from me!

  29. I've watched this film any times.  It's an extraordinary film.  Well written, directed and the actors are among the very best.  Stanwyck is at her best in this, along with Heflin & Douglas & Scott is absolutely Beautiful!  Scott is a highly under-rated actress.

  30. Barbara Stanwyck is enthralling.. The pace and tone with which she delivers her lines are utterly impeccable.. Great actress.. Charming woman..

  31. Lizabeth Scott at her most beautiful in this film, and the rest of leads look swell too. I adore this film, it works for me on so many levels—the actors, the script and production, clothes and sets. I first saw this in a Film Noir class in school. 💕😃

  46. They should've given a special Academy Award nomination for the hair technician/engineer/stylist/production for the curly queues that pre-empted the looks of Lauren Bacall and Brooke Shields … the hairstyles are hairy!

  47. Wow! Kirk Douglas was a hottie! If Catherine Zeta-Jones were in a time machine in 1946 she would've gone for him instead of Michael Douglas 🙂

  49. Of course it is over the top. Yet there is an emotional connection that affects every viewer. It has more to say about how wealth controls industry and personal relationships than any film I have seen in years.
    Melodramatic? Label it any category you wish. The acting, direction, music, cinematography make a grand experience.

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