Film Noirs Directed by Ida Lupino

During her career as an actress, Ida Lupino appeared in several film noirs. As a director ,she also directed a few. In fact, Ida Lupino could be considered a bit of a pioneer when it came to film noir, and not simply because she was the first woman to direct a noir.The first film which Ida Lupino directed she was not credited for. Director Elmer Clifton had a heart attack while working on Not Wanted (1949), after which Ida Lupino took over the direction of the film. She did not take credit for the film out of respect to Elmer Clifton. Not Wanted (1949) was a straightforward drama, as was the second film that Ida Lupino directed and the first for which she was credited, Never Fear (1950).It was with her third film as director that Ida Lupino first ventured into noir territory. I am not sure that Outrage (1950) can be considered film noir, although it is certainly noir adjacent. In Outrage (1950), young bookkeeper Ann Walton (Mala Powers) is a victim of rape. Ann finds herself broken by…

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