tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post1226669089533185228..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: THE GLASS WALL (1953)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-60443434580662742712010-03-15T10:37:23.147-04:002010-03-15T10:37:23.147-04:00This sounds very interesting, Samuel and the still...This sounds very interesting, Samuel and the stills you have chosen look stunning - I haven't seen all that much noir, though Dave's countdown and the other blogs I read mean I am ever adding to my list of films I want to see of this genre. I also haven't seen many 50s films featuring this kind of poverty, as you mention - sounds more like something from the 1930s movies I've been watching lately. A fascinating piece.Judyhttp://movieclassics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-28411441790658035222010-03-14T15:14:11.494-04:002010-03-14T15:14:11.494-04:00Ha! I just looked at this this week, courtesy of ...Ha! I just looked at this this week, courtesy of a gift from Dee Dee! Yes, i'd say it'sd the best film in the set, and this qualification is dead-on:<br /><br />"But if anything disqualifies Glass Wall from noirdom, it's the fact that Peter Kuban is an unambiguous good guy. Given the time period, you might have suspected the writers to tease that Peter might actually be a fugitive from justice or a Commie spy, but our hero has nothing on his conscience except his failure to go through proper channels to enter the country..."<br /><br />I agree that Joseph Biroc's cinematography is excellent, and that BAD FOR EACH OTHER is forgettable. I have Volume 2 here as well Samuel, and I will certainly give a shot this week. I look forward to your responses. Another exhaustively fascinating essay here.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com