{"id":2659,"date":"2019-04-26T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T01:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2019-04-26T18:14:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T01:14:06","slug":"film-noir-friday-the-big-combo-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/?p=2659","title":{"rendered":"Film Noir Friday: The Big Combo [1955]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/big-combo-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2660\" src=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/big-combo-poster.jpg\" alt=\"big combo poster\" width=\"433\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/big-combo-poster.jpg 433w, https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/big-combo-poster-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a>The lobby of the Deranged L.A. Crimes theater is open. Visit our snack bar for a fizzy beverage and a big bag of popcorn. Tonight&#8217;s feature is THE BIG COMBO, starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Richard Donlevy, and Jean Wallace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TCM says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The Big Combo<\/b>\u00a0is a rather unique entry for its genre due to its frank sexuality, extreme sadism and John Alton&#8217;s stunning black and white cinematography that places the story in a world of shadows, spotlights and claustrophobic lighting schemes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the center of the story is Lt. Diamond (Cornel Wilde), a cynical cop who has become obsessed with arresting Mr. Brown (Richard Conte), the head of a powerful crime syndicate who has cleverly eluded the authorities for years. Diamond&#8217;s motivation, however, is clearly driven by his attraction to Brown&#8217;s blonde mistress, Susan (Jean Wallace, the wife of Cornel Wilde), a former socialite and once promising pianist whose relationship with Brown is a mixture of sexual dependency and masochism. Aiding Brown in his operation is Joe McClure (Brian Donlevy), a defeated rival who now serves as his second-in-command, and a pair of hit men, Fante (Lee Van Cleef) and Mingo (Earl Holliman), who are inseparable, bound together by their blood lust.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/UBqlHtdv1Og<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lobby of the Deranged L.A. Crimes theater is open. Visit our snack bar for a fizzy beverage and a big bag of popcorn. 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