Get ready and sweaty for a conversation with guest David Wilentz all about the hard-boiled 1954 masterpiece "Shield for Murder", co-directed by Howard W. Koch and star Edmond O’Brien! He plays a cop at the end of his rope, desperate and in love - what could go wrong? Strap yourself, this one is a RIPPER! Questions, comments or bar spaghetti? therea…

Special guest Felicia Maroni from the Seeing Faces in Movies podcast joins Gentleman Joey for a trip to Florida to discuss John Huston's claustrophobic classic Key Largo, starring everyone great at their absolute best: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor in an Academy Award-winning performance. Pou…

The lads are lacing up their running shoes so they can keep up with 1950's Woman on the Run! From director Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe, come check out this public domain noir with us. Questions, comments or waffles? therealoutofthepodcast@gmail.com instagram.com/outofthepodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

Ahoy hoy, noir-o: the lads are BACK after a long rest and making it count. That's right, we're talking about 1944's ESSENTIAL film noir classic Phantom Lady, from Robert Siodmak aka a director you can trust! Come with us and Ella Raines as we go under deep cover to clear her boss' name. Also starring Franchot Tone, Alan Curtis and a horned up Elish…

Did you get a whiff of that?? Show-AND-fan-favorite Film Noir Confidential joins the lads to discuss a classic film of opportunity, jealousy, and sleaze: it’s 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success! From director Alexander Mackendrick and starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis at their peaks, you’ll want to come for the conversation and stay for the brilli…

It’s New Year’s Eve and we’re celebrating with YOU, noir-o! Come with us to party in 1946, a year so fine we’re gonna do it twice: that’s right, we’re talking Repeat Performance! Directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Joan Leslie, Louis Hayward, Richard Basehart, Virginia Field, and Natalie Schafer. Will we ask for another round or is once enoug…

We made it under the tree in the St. Nick of time, noir-os! The lads unwrap 1947’s Kiss of Death from director Henry Hathaway (Niagara) and with stars Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, and podcast favorite Richard Widmark in his debut role - and he’s terrifying! Have a great Holiday, everyone! Questions, comments or pushes down the stairs?…

'Tis the season for the lads to head to New Orleans for a film that, despite the title, features very little yuletide cheer: it's 1944's Christmas Holiday, from director Robert Siodmak and screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and starring the unlikely noir duo of Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly! Questions, comme…

The lads escape the safety of brisk weather and head for the terrors at 1962's Cape Fear! Directed by J. Lee Thompson with ALL OF THE GREATS: Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum act their butts off, plus the cinematography of Sam Leavitt and the music of Bernard Herrmann. With all of these legends involved you know it's going to be an episode for the a…

100 episodes - can you believe it, noir-o?? The lads celebrate their ace in the hole by watching Billy Wilder’s 1951 exploration into journalism and the darkness of the human condition: it’s Ace in the Hole! Starring Kirk Douglas at his nasty best, with Jan Sterling, Richard Benedict and Porter Hall, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a f…

Another installment of Neo November comes to a close with a hidden gem: Today the lads are driving to Louis Malle’s Atlantic City! It stars Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon as Lou and Sally, brought together by strange circumstances and surrounded by a crumbling city of yesteryear. This one is NOT to be missed! Questions, comments or foot rubs? th…

The lads visit Little Tokyo to solve the murder of Sugar Torch and review Samuel Fuller’s groundbreaking film The Crimson Kimono, released in 1959. It stars James Shigeta, Glenn Corbett and Victoria Shaw in a love triangle between two detectives who are best friends and a gifted artist, plus a memorable performance from Anna Lee as Mac! Questions, …

Thanksgiving comes early this week as Neo Noirvember continues and the lads take the train headed for Newcastle to stir up some trouble with Mike Hodges’ 1971 stone-cold classic: Get Carter! It’s Michael Caine’s show, we’re just along for the ride - hop in! Questions, comments or a quick coffin shave? therealoutofthepodcast@gmail.com SNAP SNAP: ins…

The lads escape the cold of November and head for Hawaii to investigate songwriter/restauranteur/ex-criminal Chet Chester aka Randy Williams aka Wendell Corey in John H. Auer’s Hell’s Half Acre! Also starring Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Marie Windsor, Keye Luke and Philip Ahn who help bring the shadows to Honolulu. Questions, comments or song ly…

The lads continue Neo Noirvember and are watching from above to review the horrors and twists from Curtis Hanson’s 1987 thriller The Bedroom Window, starring Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert and Brad Greenquist as Creepy Tintin. You won’t want to miss this hidden gem! Questions, comments or couch cleaning tips? therealoutofthe…

The lads get locked up in the big house and review director Jules Dassin’s violent, claustrophobic nightmare that is 1947’s Brute Force, starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby and Art Smith! This one will grab you and it won’t let go, so buckle up!! Questions, comments or prison …

Welcome back to another year and another round of NEO NOIRVEMBER! The lads kick it off in style in Japan with a tale of honor, love and violence: 1975’s The Yakuza, directed by Sydney Pollack, written by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne from a story by Leonard Schrader AND starring Robert Mitchum aka the king of noir! Questions, comments or fingers? …

The lads go off the beaten path to New York City for a detour down 1950’s Side Street from director Anthony Mann (The Naked Spur)! Come hear us discuss this beautifully shot tale of theft and morality starring Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly, Edmon Ryan and Jean Hagen - we promise that you’ll break a sweat! Questions, comme…

The lads and everyone’s favorite special guest Lisa Petitte answer the call to Halloween Noir one more time with today’s entry: the suspenseful 1948 phone thriller Sorry, Wrong Number! Based on the famous radio play, director Anatole Litvak and the stellar cast (Barbara Stanwyck! Burt Lancaster! Wendell Corey!) bring justice to this gripping tale o…

Chrissssssstine! The lads rise from the ocean to go all out and bring along spooky birds plus psychic consultants to the party with this week’s Halloween Noir selection: we’re discussing 1948’s The Amazing Mr. X (aka The Spiritualist) from director by Bernard Vorhaus! Starring Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari and Cathy O'Donnell with incredible cinematography…

The lads gaze into the future to conjure a magical vision of 1948’s Night Has a Thousand Eyes from director John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. Halloween Noir continues with this WILD entry to the cannon! Questions, comments or perhaps some pumpkin poetry? therealoutofthepodcast@gmail.com SNAP SNAP: instagram.co…

It’s October which means the lads are celebrating Halloween Noir all month long! First up is 1941’s Among the Living, directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker (playing TWINS!), Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer and Harry Carey. Unlock the basement and join us in mother’s room! Questions, comments or a big bottle of perfume? therealoutofthe…

The lads and special guest Lisa Petitte make a stop in Iverstown and get involved with love, murder and staircases in Lewis Milestone’s 1946 rollercoaster The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, starring ALL of the greats: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas (in his film debut) and Lizabeth Scott as Toni Marachek, of course. Will the past catch up…

Grab the chalk, check the closets and grab your dinner at Martha's to-go, because the lads are taking on one of their wildest cases yet - we’re talking Otto Preminger’s Where the Sidewalk Ends and he brought back the gang from Laura: Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney! This one is full of exciting twists, so buckle up and enjoy the ride, noir-o! Questio…

Alllllll aboard! The lads train hop to discuss Fritz Lang’s look at the horrors of marriage in the sweaty Human Desire from 1954 - starring Gloria Grahame, Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, this one is nasty, mean and straight from the train yard! Grab a ticket and join us there. Questions, comments or blackmail letters? therealoutofthepodcast@gma…

Steal a car and join the lads as they ride the French New Wave through one crazy evening in director Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows from 1958! Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly and Yori Bertin with a legendary score from Miles Davis, this one is a MUST see so grab your tiny camera and finish the roll! Questions, comment…

Prepare to flashback as the lads put 1941’s I Wake Up Screaming in the hot spot, featuring Victor Mature in his show debut along with the legendary Betty Grable, tragic Carole Landis and spooky Laird Cregar as the relentless Ed Cornell. Pay tribute by plastering your walls with posters and join us over the rainbow! (Note: for those who want to get …

The lads head off on foot together to explore the angles and relationships of post-prohibition 1947 in I Walk Alone, directed by Byron Haskin and starring so many old friends: Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas - we’re doing the numbers and picking sides! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the mov…

Mask up and join the lads as they watch the very timely sickness noir Panic in the Streets from director Elia Kazan and starring Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes and a truly terrifying Jack Palance in his film debut - it’s a shocking thrill ride through and through! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the mov…

The lads and returning special guest Film Noir Confidential are bringing their cheek scars and doppelgangers to the show for a review of the WILD ride that is 1948’s Hollow Triumph (also released as The Scar), from director Steve Sekely and writer Daniel Fuchs with star Paul Henreid (who also produced) and show favorite Joan Bennett - see you at th…

The lads take a peek into the file cabinet to get down to the bottom of Robert Siodmak’s 1950 noir The File on Thelma Jordon, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey. Will they find what they’re hoping for or will they be busted by Aunt Vera? Tune in and find out! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts …

Get yourself out of the rain and join the one D lads for a Hollywood sip at The Blue Dahlia aka the nightclub, flower and 1946 film from director George Marshall and famed novelist Raymond Chandler! Featuring a trilogy of heavy hitters - Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix… what could possibly go wrong? (Note: for those who want to get stra…

The lads bring the lilacs and infiltrate a murder room party in Fritz Lang’s return to the show: 1947’s Secret Beyond the Door, starring Joan Bennett and Michael Redgrave. Do you dare to open all of the doors into shadowy drenched mystery, noir-o? (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie talk starts at 12:11) Questions, …

The lads get born when they’re kissed by director Nicholas Ray’s 1950 masterpiece In a Lonely Place, based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. They died when Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame left the screen. They lived a few weeks to tell you how much they love this film. Come join us in Hollywood for a sure thing!(Note: for those who want to get …

The lads take a summer vacation at Neptune Beach to discuss 1947’s The Gangster from director Gordon Wiles and screenwriter Daniel Fuchs (based on his novel). Reuniting Suspense’s Barry Sullivan and Belita, this one is dense, existential, brisk and nasty aka just how we like ‘em! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the business, the movie …

The lads take an emergency call and hop into an ambulance toward complicated love as they discuss 1953’s Angel Face, directed by Otto Preminger and starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons. Will they put the whole thing in reverse or will their reviews survive the trial? Tune in and find out, noir-o! (Note: for those who want to get straight to the…

Impact im·pact | \ im-ˈpakt \ 1: To have a direct effect or impact on : impinge on; to strike forcefully 2: The 77th episode of the popular film noir series Out of the Podcast. The lads hide out in Idaho for a few months and review Arthur Lubin’s 1949 film Impact, starring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Helen Walker and Charles Coburn. (Note: for thos…

The lads get VERY local for the heist of a lifetime as they take a thrill ride from Philadelphia to South Jersey while watching director Paul Wendkos’ stylish debut The Burglar from 1957! It stars all of your old friends: that’s right, we’ve got Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield and Martha Vickers! This is a film AND episode not to be missed!(Note: for t…

The lads celebrate 75 episodes with a casual viewing of one of the most BRUTAL film noirs ever made: Robert Wise’s 1947 classic Born to Kill, with the truly terrifying Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Audrey Long and Elisha Cook Jr.! It’s a San Francisco nightmare in all of the best ways - see you in your dreams! (Note: for those who…

Prepare to be enthralled by the smell of Film Noir rising from the salty waters as the lads wreck their ship and return to black & white, kicking off summer at the beach to discuss legendary director Jean Renoir’s captivating yet compromised The Woman on the Beach, starring Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Pickford and Nan Leslie! (Note: for thos…

The lads wave goodbye to Technicolor May with a trip in the waters of 1956’s Hell on Frisco Bay, directed by Frank Tuttle. Starring Alan Ladd, Joanne Dru, Paul Stewart, Fay Wray and a very, very nasty Edward G. Robinson, this episode will have you crashing your boat with great dialogue and solid performances - hop on and buckle up, noir-o! (Note: f…

The lads take a honeymoon trip to Acapulco for some fun, sun and… murder? That’s right, we’re putting on our best striped shirts and painting quite the picture with our discussion on 1956’s A Woman’s Devotion, starring Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule and Paul Henreid (who also directs). Come dive off a cliff and join us for some Trucolor hijinks as Techn…

Grab your dice and join us at the Purple Sage, noir-o, because we’re taking a gamble on another Lewis Allen (Illegal, A Bullet for Joey) film and discussing 1947’s Desert Fury. That’s right, we’re bringing you Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey and Mary Astor is glorious color for another installment of our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY…

All aboard, noir-o: this podcast train is headed straight into the desert as the lads uncover the mysterious evils that brew in a certain small nowhere town. That’s right, we’re kicking off our TECHNOIRCOLOR MAY in style with 1955’s Bad Day at Black Rock! Directed by John Sturges, this one has it all - CinemaScope, a bit of Western flavoring and Sp…

Jeepers, have we got a goodie for you today, noir-o! The lads are feeling artistic and take a turn onto 1945’s Scarlet Street and what a street it is! Directed by the LEGEND Fritz Lang and starring the holy trinity of Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea - come find out why this is rightfully held in such high regard by film noir scholar…

The lads head to their beach house to try and solve a murder mystery while tackling greedy dynamics in Michael Curtiz’s 1945 familial noir classic Mildred Pierce, based on James M. Cain’s seminal novel. Starring Joan Crawford in her Academy Award winning performance alongside Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Bruce Bennett - come…

The lads continue their journey through the night - this time by foot! Hop in a squad car and slide down the storm drain because we’re talking 1948’s noir procedural He Walked by Night! Directed by Alfred L. Werker (with contributions from Anthony Mann) and starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell and Jack W…

Grab your watch and hit the road, the lads on the lamb and talking about noir staple Nicholas Ray’s directorial debut They Live by Night! Starring the eternally young duo of Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger with Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen and Helen Craig to round out this tale of crime and passion. Press play and join us on this twisted road…

Grab your pocket knife and join us at the dance hall, as the lads bring the hounds to discuss the beauty of director Frank Borage’s Moonrise from 1948, starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Harry Morgan, Allyn Joslyn, Lloyd Bridges and Ethel Barrymore. See you in the swamps! Questions, comments or punchy lines for Elmer the Soda Jerk? therealoutofthep…

The lads hop on their fishing boat and into the fog - or rather into 1941’s Out of the Fog! Directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Eddie Albert, John Qualen and Thomas Mitchell - get ready to set your ears (and your boats) on fire!Questions, comments or tickets to Cuba? therealoutofthepodcast@gmail.com(Note: for those wh…