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Apr-22-2013 09:11

Would you guys be interested in something along the same line? And perhaps a bit more Sleuthy :).

The object of the game is to find a film Noir character, who doesn't necessarily need to be a leading character, but not a third footman either, if he doesn't happen to be the murderer :). We need to guess the character's name and the movie he or she appears in. Googling is permitted, and I am the first to admit that I don't remember the names of characters in movies I saw years ago. In any case, it won't help if we don't know what we are looking for. The films should be "real" Noir movies, filmed not earlier than 1940 and not later than 1960.

I'll start:

I am a woman :).

May-23-2013 19:59

*** Sorry, hit the wrong key. ***

... 1940's. He had some awards, but not Oscars, if that is what you mean. And he did not serve in the military.

He is not a detective, private or otherwise, and he is not Humphrey Bogart or Dick Powell. The film was made in the first half of the decade.

May-24-2013 02:17

Is he a good guy or a bad guy? Is he a murderer? Is he married (I mean the character, not the actor)?

May-24-2013 20:37

Bad guy I assume, since he is a murder (twice) who gets killed. He is not married (the character, not the actor).

May-25-2013 03:01

Is it Walter Neff (Fred Mac Murray) in "Double Indemnity"?

May-25-2013 18:41

Ohhh, Lady D you are good! It is indeed Walter Neff.

May-26-2013 01:24

Thanks :).

Here's a new Noir puzzle: She is the female lead.

May-27-2013 21:06

Well, we can start with some easy questions.
1. Pre 1940, 1940-1945, 1946-1950, later?
2. Murderess, femme fatale, client, or innocent caught in the action?
3. Detective/Police drama or other?
4. American actress?

May-29-2013 04:28

Hmmm... an innocent caught in the action? Not particularly innocent, but we could say that she'd been caught in the action by chance, and she isn't a murderess either.


True:

1. Filmed in 1946
2. Femme fatale
3. Caught in the action by chance (more or less)
4. American actress


False:

1. Murderess
2. Client
3. Detective/police drama

May-29-2013 04:29

Oops, wrong detective again :)

Jun-12-2013 00:09

Was this an award-winner, either for the movie or the actress?? How bout the setting of the film?? New York?? Chicago?? Someplace else?? Was this actress starring next to a famous actor as her co-star??

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