A delirium of shadows

I like delirium as a collective name for film-noir shadows. Here is a small delirium from The Crooked Way (dir. Robert Florey, 1949). The cinematographer is John Alton, a master of film noir. Click any image for a larger view.

[Sonny Tufts and goons.]

[Even the cops work in the dark.]

[And even radio dispatchers work in the dark.]

[John Payne as Eddie Riccardi/Eddie Rice.]

[Payne with Ellen Drew as Nina Martin.]


Here’s a post with a delirium of shadows from Suspense (dir. Frank Tuttle, 1946), cinematography by Karl Struss.