Noir Alley screens Angel Face on TCM Party

moviesJul 5, 202636340

Turner Classic Movies' late-night Noir Alley screened Otto Preminger's Angel Face, with viewers checking in under #TCMParty and #NoirAlley. The film stars Jean Simmons as a psychopathic seductress who ensnares an ambulance driver played by Robert Mitchum; Mona Freeman and Herbert Marshall also appear. TCM highlighted the title following the recent passing of Jean Simmons, which prompted renewed attention to her performance and the film. Critic Richard Brody notes that Simmons' performance is perfectly integrated into Preminger's texture and that Preminger routinely drew chilly, alluring performances from actors like Mitchum. Brody recounts a production anecdote reported by biographer Lee Server in which Preminger demanded repeated takes of a scene until Mitchum nearly struck the director. Brody also emphasizes Preminger's spare visual sense and legal training, saying Preminger stages actions like rhetorical debates and tells Angel Face as a swift tale of moral decline and downfall.

Phoef Sutton

@phoefsutton.bsky.social

Tonight on Noir Alley on TCM #NoirAlley #TCM ANGEL FACE (1952) A great Noir with a GREAT ending. Jean Simmons as the ultimate Femme Fatale and Robert Mitchum as the ultimate patsy. Highly recommended.🎥

3113h ago

Brilliant! And yet...incredibly stupid1

Recording this; Jean Simmons at her incredible best.

Brent Michaud1

Otto kept making Bob slap Jean, saying "Harder!" Bob turns, slaps Otto and says "Is that hard enough for you, Otto?" They don't make them like Mitchum any more.

CT Million

@ctmillion.bsky.social

When Robert Mitchum says, "I've been slapped by dames before", I tend to believe him. #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

321h ago

dwayneadd.bsky.social

@dwayneadd.bsky.social

In addition to @eddiemuller.bsky.social Noir Alley introductions for #ForceOfEvil, folks may wish to look at the one done by the late Sydney Pollack for TCM's "Essential" series. #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Le7...

15Yesterday

@gingergray.bsky.social

Here for #AngelFace on #NoirAlley. I’ve seen it but it’s been a while. #TCMParty

172h ago

Marci

@marcikay.bsky.social

Mona Freeman is an unsung hero in #AngelFace. Mary Wilson is no match for Diane Tremayne but Freeman holds her own. Her performance is really good. #TCMParty #NoirAlley

131h ago

Van Stanwyck8

You don't often see the good girl directly call out the femme fatale's machinations to her face in real time. #AngelFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

leeia3

Interesting photo with the gauzy surround. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #AngelFace

Craig Duffy1

Think of her often since I work for See’s Candies and she painted the official portrait of Mary See

Noir Nick at Night

@noirnickatnight.bsky.social

The whiskey old fashioned has been made and ready for some Robert Mitchum noir ! #angelface #noiralley #tcmparty

142h ago

A Nick Charles

@nickcharles.bsky.social

Missing #NoirAlley #AngelFace #TCMParty 🕵️‍♂️🍸 My Nora and I (and Asta) are tucked away in a 1930s wooden cabin on Lake Quinault so I can escape the fireworks. (They just started in the distance. Damn.) Stay safe, noiristas.

A wooden cabin down some steps nestled among the trees.

141h ago

Sophronia Borgia, maybe.

@sophronia.bsky.social

My kid: Who's that? Me: Jean Simmons. Kid: The one from KISS? Yeah, I guess I can see it. #AngelFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

111h ago

💙 Michael C. Cordell 💙

@socalvillaguy.bsky.social

Happy Independence Day, fellow noiristas! We hope you enjoyed your day. Time to watch #AngelFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

112h ago

Andrija Popovic

@andrian6.bsky.social

"Preminger had a reputation as a bastard." "'All I demand is that you destroy her.'" - Howard Hughes Love that Mitchum gave Preminger a good backhanding. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #AngelFace

111h ago

leeia

@hey-leia.bsky.social

"with a girl like you, how can a guy be sure?" #TCMParty #NoirAlley #AngelFace

111h ago

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

Robert Mitchum wasn't look well in #AngelFace. He suffered from lifelong, severe insomnia. And, by 1952, his hard-drinking, non-stop schedule, & lack of sleep began to take a toll on his appearance. #NoirAlley #TCMParty with partiers

111h ago

millerfilm8

Dude was on the William Holden Plan. #AngelFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Sophronia Borgia, maybe.4

I guess those famous sleepy eyes were for real. #AngelFace #TCMParty #NoirAlley

BookHoarder2

I still probably would have drank his bath water. 🤷🏻

Phyll Indablank

@phyllindablank.bsky.social

Happy Fourth Noiristas! Celebrating w American staple Cutwater Mango Margarita like #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

101h ago

Kim Britt Knits 🧶

@kphbritt.bsky.social

Exhibit A-my profile photo circa 1962. My mother said “eff” symmetry. #tcmparty

10Just now

leeia6

My dad gave my bangs a cut like that the night before school pictures. I can still remember the scrape of the scissors across my forehead as he kept trying to even them out. I think they ended up shorter than yours. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #AngelFace

Angelique M6

Back in 1987, when I was 17, I accidentally cut my bangs even shorter than this. It was a nightmare to grow out. #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Van Stanwyck4

OMFG it's the exact same haircut! You were Baby Angel Face!

DBjorkCA 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@dbjorkca.bsky.social

Caught Eddie's intro and now want to watch the film, but I really need to grab something to eat. Will have to record and watch later. For now, I'm off on a quest for shawarma! Enjoy Angel Face everyone! #TCMParty

91h ago

2 sources

newyorker.comAngel Face tcm.comAngel Face (1953)

Noir Alley screens Angel Face on TCM Partymovies

Noir Alley screens Angel Face on TCM Party

Related