Day 15 of The Daily Dish: Nanty Narking Noir

Time to fill up on pea soup and savory pies — today’s Daily Dish topic is favorite Victorian era noir! As with the Western Noir movies I discussed yesterday, I was exposed to Victorian-era noir through a series on the Criterion Channel; this one was called Noir by Gaslight and introduced gems to me like Blanche Fury (1948) and Madeleine (1950). My absolute favorite, though, is So Evil, My Love (1948), starring Ann Todd and Ray Milland. Todd (who was married at the time to the film’s director, David Lean) plays a lonely, emotionally vulnerable widow who gets involved in a web of deception and danger when she falls for a charming but oh-so-shady con man. I don’t want to give away any of the plot, but if you come across this one, do yourself a favor and settle in. Do you have any favorite Victorian noirs? Leave a comment below and share with the group – and join me tomorrow for Noir I Watch Over and Over. See you then!

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