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The File on Thelma Jordon 1949 Film Noir Drama 1950 - Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly

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  • description: A late night at the office, 1949, a chance meeting, an after-hours bar...I'm no good for any man for any longer than a kiss; maybe I am just a dame and didn't know it! – When a Woman like Thelma Jordon GOES WRONG... She goes ALL THE WAY!... Starring tour-de-force, Barbara Stanwyck, and echoing 1944's Double Indemnity, this has crime, sex, deception, corruption, dead sharp dialogue, and dramatic cinematography...all topped off with Victor Young's compelling score...that signals – Film Noir!...enjoy this slow burner after dark...✨ Directed by Robert Siodmak, it also stars Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, and Joan Tetzel, with a screenplay by Ketti Frings based on an unpublished short story by Marty Holland, and is brought to us courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Trailer https://youtu.be/wj6-IlQdVgc Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel Director: Robert Siodmak Screenplay, Ketti Frings; Story, Marty Holland Insights Production Principal photography took place between February 14 and March 29, 1949. It was filmed In California, USA at: Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood; Los Angeles County Jail, Culver City; and the Old Orange County Courthouse (interior & exterior), 211 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana 1:15:30 The building, now contains offices and a museum, it was opened in 1901 and is an example of the Romanesque Revival architectural style. It is designated as a California Historical Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The film's title changed throughout its production and release. Producer Hal Wallis purchased the unpublished short story by Marty Holland titled "The File on Thelma Jordon" in August 1948, and soon after, Barbara Stanwyck was announced as the female lead in a film of the same title. During the early stages of production, the title had been shortened to simply Thelma Jordon, but in March 1949, the studio announced that the title had been changed to File on Thelma Jordon (without "The"). When the film was released, it was marketed as Thelma Jordon, although its official title had reverted to the original title of the short story, The File on Thelma Jordon. Release The film carries a copyright date of August 1, 1949, and premiered in London, UK, on November 4, 1949. In January of 1950, it premiered on the 6th in Toronto, Canada; the 7th in Los Angeles, California, and on the 18th in New York, USA. It grossed $51.5 million in adjusted domestic box-office receipts. Reception Critic Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Like links in a chain, practically every coincidence that takes place...is directly connected with the coincidence that precedes and follows it...I think that it is a tall tale." Variety praised the film, writing: "Thelma Jordon unfolds as an interesting, femme-slanted melodrama, told with a lot of restrained excitement. Scripting from a story by Marty Holland is very forthright, up to the contrived conclusion, and even that is carried off successfully because of the sympathy developed for the misguided and misused character played by Wendell Corey." Notes "Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1951, with Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey reprising their film roles, which you can listen to here https://archive.org/download/ScreenDirectorsPlayhouse/SDP_51-03-15_ep094-Thelma_Jordan.mp3 The actors portraying Wendell Corey's character's children are Corey's real-life children, Jonathan Corey and Robin Corey, and Barbara Stanwyck's real-life older brother, Bert Stevens (born Malcolm Byron Stevens), plays a courtroom defence aide. Celebrated designer Edith Head designed the ladies' costumes, which echoed Dior's groundbreaking New Look collection, which had premiered just two years prior, with full skirts, wide collars, geometric necklines, and bold embellishments. She would win her first Oscar that same year for Samson and Delilah 1949. Thelma Jordon drives a 1946 Chrysler Town & Country "Woody" Sedan, and Cleve drives a 1946 Plymouth Special De Luxe Club Coupe. Details continue in my comment... PERFORMANCE: 0:00:00 REEL ONE 0:20:00 REEL TWO 0:40:00 REEL THREE 1:00:00 REEL FOUR 1:20:00 REEL FIVE Main Cast: Barbara Stanwyck as Thelma Jordon Wendell Corey as Cleve Marshall Paul Kelly as Miles Scott Joan Tetzel as Pamela Marshall Stanley Ridges as Kingsley Willis Richard Rober as Tony Laredo Gertrude W. Hoffmann as Aunt Vera Edwards Basil Ruysdael as judge Jonathan David Hancock Kenneth Tobey as Police Photographer (uncredited) Dot Farley as Woman Prisoner (uncredited - her final film) Technical Details: Producer Hal B. Wallis Cinematography George Barnes Editor Warren Low Music Victor Young Production Company Wallis-Hazen Distributor Paramount Pictures Running Time 100 minutes Country United States Language English Colour Process B&W Aspect Ratio 1.37:1 Thanks to the invaluable IMDB, Wikipedia, and Wikimedia for much of this information.
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