Post by alfromni on Aug 19, 2020 3:21:19 GMT
13 Noir films where someone's wife dies. Give brief description. SPOILERS obviously.
01. Kiss of Death - Nick Bianco's (Victor Mature) commits suicide when he is sent to prison.
02. Niagara - George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) strangles his wife, Rose (Marilyn Monroe)
03. THE BIG HEAT -- wife of 'Dave Bannon' (Glenn Ford) killed in car bombing meant for him
04. Bluebeard (1944) - Gaston Morrell (John Carradine) is a serial wife killer.
05. Conflict (1945) -- unhappy hubby Bogie kills shrewish wife Rose Hobart so he can marry nicer sister Alexis Smith.
06. Strangers on a Train - Guy Haines' (Farley Granger) estranged wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) is murdered by a stranger (Robert Walker)
07. The Two Mrs. Carrolls -- yet another with first wife-killer Bogie again using poisoned milk to knock off spouse #2 Stanwyck.
08. The Blue Dahlia- Helen Morrison (Doris Dowling) the wife of Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) is murdered
09. THE SUSPECT -- mild-mannered Charles Laughton nevertheless shoves shrewish wife Rosalind Ivan down the family staircase so he can marry prettier and nicer Ella Raines
10. Dark Passage -- Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) escapes from San Quentin where he was sent for killing his wife
11. Her Kind of Man - Ruby Marino (Faye Emerson), wife of club owner Joe Marino (George Tobias) is killed by mistake.
12. Humoresque (1946) - Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) wife of Victor (Paul Cavanagh) commits suicide by drowning after a torrid but hopeless extra marital affair.
01. Kiss of Death - Nick Bianco's (Victor Mature) commits suicide when he is sent to prison.
02. Niagara - George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) strangles his wife, Rose (Marilyn Monroe)
03. THE BIG HEAT -- wife of 'Dave Bannon' (Glenn Ford) killed in car bombing meant for him
04. Bluebeard (1944) - Gaston Morrell (John Carradine) is a serial wife killer.
05. Conflict (1945) -- unhappy hubby Bogie kills shrewish wife Rose Hobart so he can marry nicer sister Alexis Smith.
06. Strangers on a Train - Guy Haines' (Farley Granger) estranged wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) is murdered by a stranger (Robert Walker)
07. The Two Mrs. Carrolls -- yet another with first wife-killer Bogie again using poisoned milk to knock off spouse #2 Stanwyck.
08. The Blue Dahlia- Helen Morrison (Doris Dowling) the wife of Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) is murdered
09. THE SUSPECT -- mild-mannered Charles Laughton nevertheless shoves shrewish wife Rosalind Ivan down the family staircase so he can marry prettier and nicer Ella Raines
10. Dark Passage -- Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) escapes from San Quentin where he was sent for killing his wife
11. Her Kind of Man - Ruby Marino (Faye Emerson), wife of club owner Joe Marino (George Tobias) is killed by mistake.
12. Humoresque (1946) - Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) wife of Victor (Paul Cavanagh) commits suicide by drowning after a torrid but hopeless extra marital affair.