Noir Alley Returns to TCM This Saturday

Like most Turner Classic Movies fans, I love Summer Under the Stars, but the one downside of the event is that Noir Alley is off the air for the month of August. By the time September starts then, I am more than ready for its return, as I am sure most Noir Alley fans are. Fortunately, it won't be long before Noir Alley is back. It returns on Saturday, September 7 2019 with The Big Clock (1948).

In the next few months Noir Alley will have a number of must see noirs. Later this month, on September 28, The Harder They Fall (1956) airs. It is Humphrey Bogart's final film, and is centred on the world of boxing. On October 12 Fritz Lang's Clash by Night (1952) airs on Noir Alley. On October 19 there is This Gun for Hire (1942) on Noir Alley. It was this proto-noir that would propel Alan Ladd to stardom. The following week, on October 26, is Force of Evil (1949), which centres on the numbers racket. On November 11 is a film noir that I consider an essential. It is The Hitch-Hiker, directed by Ida Lupino. This is one of the hardest edged noirs ever made, with William Talman giving a chilling performance as killer Emmett Myers.

Anyhow, after going a whole month without Noir Alley I am glad that it will be back. It looks like they have a solid line-up for the next three months.