Lizabeth Scott by Allan Grant, 1947
Tag: actress
Ida Lupino in Road House (Jean Negulesco, 1948)
“Of all the actresses associated with film noir, Ida Lupino (1918-1995) seems the most complex. Ms. Lupino could be as sultry and sassy as Lauren Bacall while projecting an aching vulnerability. As world-weary as Gloria Grahame, she never came across as fragile, particularly in her subsequent work as a director….
“Road House” may be Ms. Lupino’s defining vehicle.” – J. Hoberman, New York Times
see full article in the NYTimes here
“I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they’ll run the other way.” – Hedy Lamarr
Noir By Night 