On Dangerous Ground

The Friday Noir column has been tugging along at a steady pace for well over a year at this point. After being privy to so many double-crosses, back stabbings, bleak outlooks and cynical one-liners, it feels like the right time to shine some proverbial light on the sinister world of film noir. What follows is …

On Dangerous Ground  Directed by Nicholas Ray Screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides 1952, USA If one lives a difficult, unforgiving life, how can that same person change their outlook? What they know is mostly harshness and a constant struggle. The job of police detective is on that comes to mind which could fit this mould, not …