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Carolyn Jones.
Always with the look.
April 23, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Good ol’ Edith Head — she put all the interesting ties on the gangsters.
April 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Cinematography by Lionel Lindon

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April 23, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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I love a practical used as a key light. Motivated lighting heightens realism.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:57 AM
When the cinematography is beautiful, but also reinforces the narrative. ✔️✔️

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April 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM
A minute of Jay Adler makes any film better.

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April 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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My gosh, was there a boxing noir this guy wasn’t in?
April 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
This shot sequence, as is, could be lifted and transposed to a 2026 film.

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April 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Oowee. Pop’s got a rogue argyle tie.
April 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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The opening scene was fedora-arama
April 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
April 23, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The extensive use of practical locations gives THE TURNING POINT (1952) a striking verite quality that really heightens the narrative.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Y'all this the sexiest hairstyle change everrr 😍😂🤣 #TheTurningPoint #TheNoirCollective
April 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
William Holden smiled. This movie just gets better and better.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:37 AM
#TheNoirCollective #TheTurningPoint Approximately 97.8% of Film Noir pictures have a character named “Johnny.”
April 23, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"You want me to go?" followed by a fade out is very 1952 sexy.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:38 AM
April 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Alexis Smith in THE TURNING POINT (1952).

I generally down and dirty B Noirs, but A noirs give you lovely close-ups.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Not a lot of guys can use a cigarette holder and still look like a badass, but Ted de Corsia understood the assignment.

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April 23, 2026 at 12:35 AM
".. at the fights."
Boxing IS the unofficial sport of film noir.
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April 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Edith Head and Lionel Lindon !!!!
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April 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The dialogue in this film is 👩‍🍳 🤌🏻

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April 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
An Expressionistic publicity still for THE TURNING POINT (1952) using its original title: THIS IS DYNAMITE.

Thanks @thenoircollective.bsky.social and @tommykrasker.bsky.social for a great watch party!

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April 23, 2026 at 1:28 AM