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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2021 · 52 MIN

Season 2: Fear In The Night (1947)_*Updated*

from Speakeasy Noir Cast · host Resurrection Films

**We have fixed the issue of a section with dead air, thank you listeners for letting us know!** What does film noir and Superman have in common? Not a damn thing but we bring the superhero to noir in tonight's episode of the Speakeasy NoirCast! In this episode, we explore the hypnotic acting styles of Deforrest Kelly in his first film Fear In The Night... Fear in the Night is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley (in his film debut). It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death" (retitled '"Nightmare" in 1943). Woolrich is credited under pen-name William Irish.[3] The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title Nightmare this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy.  Support us by subscribing and leaving a review!  https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast  Call us at: ‪(818) 643-1441 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakeasynoircast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakEasyNoir  Website: http://resurrectionfilms.co.uk/home/index.php/speakeasy/

**We have fixed the issue of a section with dead air, thank you listeners for letting us know!** What does film noir and Superman have in common? Not a damn thing but we bring the superhero to noir in tonight's episode of the Speakeasy NoirCast! In this episode, we explore the hypnotic acting styles of Deforrest Kelly in his first film Fear In The Night... Fear in the Night is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley (in his film debut). It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death" (retitled '"Nightmare" in 1943). Woolrich is credited under pen-name William Irish.[3] The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title Nightmare this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy.  Support us by subscribing and leaving a review!  https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast  Call us at: ‪(818) 643-1441 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakeasynoircast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakEasyNoir  Website: http://resurrectionfilms.co.uk/home/index.php/speakeasy/

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