In the beginning of this blog, I want to thank Mr. Toth. It's because of him, I went to see the movie "Framed",a film noir at the Egyptian Theatre ( of course, 25 points also matters!). But, it does not matter why I went to see the movie- I am glad that I went.
The movie I have watched is,"Framed", starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Edgar Buchanan and directed by Richard Wallace. It is a black and white movie, made in 1947. Mike Lambert is an unemployed mining engineer and he has a bad habit of drinking. He arrives in a small town while driving a truck. The breaks of the truck fail and he hit some ones property but no one got hurt. He goes to a coffee shop called La Paloma Cafe and meets the seductive femme fatale Paula, the blond waitress. From the conversation over the phone between Paula and Stephen, the audience find out that, they were looking for some guy like Lambert. Anyway, after meeting Paula, Mike finds himself in trouble with the law. On the basis of a few burning glances, Paula pays his fine and gets him a room in a motel. At the same time, she also finds out about his bad drinking habit and his habit of forgetting things while he is drunk. Paula's motive seems just casual help in the starting, but later on it's clear that her motives are not what they seem. Mike lucks into a job with miner Jeff Cunningham. But against his will Mike drawn deeper into Paula's schemes. Paula takes Mike in Stephen's log cabin. He sees Paula's robe in Stephen's bathroom her name written on it. He gets angry and knowing his hard drinking habit Stephen keeps giving him drink after drink until he gets completely drunk. Stephen is a bank manager. Paula and Stephen's plan is to rob the bank, framed Mike as the robber and kill him in a car accident. Paula poisons Mike's coffee to kill him but then, she changes her mind since he is too drunk to remember anything. Then in the car she hits Stephen in the head to death. Then, through Paula, Mike finds out about the murder and he is told that he is the murderer; since he was too drunk he can not remember what he did; and he also gets to know that his friend Jeff the miner, got arrested as the killer. Mike knows that Jeff has been framed and falsely accused. But he cannot remember anything about his presence in Stephen's log cabin and their conversation. At this point of the movie, Mike Lambert plays the detective role until the end. He plays kind of a game with seductive Paula as she did the same with him before. Truth comes out at the end and the femme fatale gets arrested.
This is the first time, I have seen Glenn Ford's movie and I just loved it. His acting, style and looks are absolutely stunning. Janis Carter was perfect femme fatale with her acting and looks. Overall, I really enjoyed this old time, kind of thrilling movie. The audience was full of all kinds of higher class talented people- writers, directors, Glenn Ford's son and an old lady who was introduced as a very famous former actress. I thank again Mr. Toth for encouraging me to watch the movie. I get the chance to see a classic film noir on a big screen and spend the evening with the wonderful actor Glenn Ford.
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