Edith Barrett, Ida Lupino and Elsa Lanchester in the thriller, “Ladies in Retirement” (1941)

Reminder that this is now on Criterion Channel as part of their Noir By Gaslight collection!

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Joan Fontaine as the title character in “Ivy” (1947) — an entertaining, but frustrating, murder thriller that gets a bit contrived in the final act.

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For those who have CriterionChannel, the Noir By Gaslight collection of 13 films is available today.

I’ve seen 7 of them, of which 4 are excellent. My top recommendation is “Ladies in Retirement” (1941), followed by “Hangover Square” (1945), “The Suspect” (1944) and “Gaslight” (1944). “So Evil My Love” (1948) is also worthwhile. (I did not like “Dragonwyck” or “Experiment Perilous”.)

Looking forward to exploring the other six!

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