Film Noir Foundation Video Archives
The Film Noir Foundation Video Archive presents an ever-expanding catalog of noir-related video, ranging from exclusive interviews, to NOIR CITY guest appearances, to short films inspired by film noir. Many of the archive’s playlists are available on YouTube, and may be shared and embedded on other sites. Check back for new videos which will be added regularly.
Terry Moore interviewed
by Alan K. Rode
Terry Moore has done it all. In a career encompassing seven decades, she has cavorted with Mighty Joe Young, was nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar in Come Back, Little Sheba and starred in Two of A Kind, Gambling House, Man on a Tightrope and Peyton Place. Along the way, she married Howard Hughes and posted for a nude photo layout in Playboy at the age of 55. In 2007, the effervescent Moore chatted with Alan K. Rode following a rare screening of the wacky Red-scare picture Shackout on 101 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California. (2 parts.)
Conrad Janis interviewed
by Alan K. Rode
As part of the 2012 NOIRFEST, SANTA MONICA salute to Raymond Chandler, Alan K. Rode programmed and hosted a Chandler double bill at the Aero Theatre on February 15th that included a rare screening of The Brasher Doubloon (1947) with special guest Conrad Janis in attendance. Alan's post screening discussion with the eclectic actor-musician-director follows in three parts.
Angie Dickinson
interviewed by Eddie Muller
The awesome and ageless Angie Dickinson was the Special Guest at NOIR CITY X, Saturday night, January 21, 2012 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Eddie Muller interviewed the humble and humorous star between screenings of her two classic sixties' noirs, The Killers (1964) and Point Blank (1967). The pair entertained the packed house with almost an hour of amazing anecdotes from her prolific career and personal life. (4 parts.)
Don Murray
interviewed by Foster Hirsch
After a screening of Fred Zinnemann's Hatful of Rain (1957) at the Arthur Lyons Film in Festival in Palm Springs, on May 15, 2010, film historian Foster Hirsch interviewed star Don Murray. Murray reminisced about working with director Zinnemann and co-stars Eva Marie Saint and Anthony Franciosa on Hatful. The actor also discussed Marilyn Monroe, method acting, and acting in Otto Preminger's Advise and Consent (1962) as well as Hoodlum Priest (1961) which he also co-wrote and co-produced. (3 parts.)
Lynne Carter
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
At the 2007 edition of NOIR CITY HOLLYWOOD, Alan K. Rode invited actress Lynne Carter to be the special guest for a rare screening of Port of New York (1949), one of the last of the classic era films noir produced by Eagle-Lion Studios. Carter conversed about her co-stars Scott Brady, Robert Rober, the screen debuts of Yul Brynner and Neville Brand, her marriage to actor William Talman, and Katherine Hepburn. (2 parts.)
Kim Hamilton
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In April 2007, actress Kim Hamilton was persuaded by Alan K. Rode to make a rare personal appearance during the 8th Annual Festival of Film Noir at the Egyptian Theatre. After a screening of ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, the elegant Hamilton recalled her role opposite Harry Belafonte and shared her memories of Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Abe Polonsky among other luminaries during a distinguished career that is still going strong in 2011. (2 parts.)
Susan Harrison
interviewed by Eddie Muller
Susan Harrison made her big screen debut in one of the greatest films of the 1950s, Sweet Smell of Success, playing a woman fending off the unwanted "protection" of her overbearing brother, newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster). Following a screening of the 1957 noir classic at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Ms. Harrison sat down for an extended interview with FNF president Eddie Muller, to discuss the landmark film, her tumultuous time in Hollywood, and her decision to leave the industry behind. (2 parts.)
Robert Loggia
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
Robert Loggia remains one of Hollywood's most distinguished character actors whose career continues to thrive on movies and television. After a 2007 screening of THE GARMENT JUNGLE (1957) at the Egyptian Theatre, Loggia sat down with Alan K. Rode and revealed what this interesting film might have been instead of what it turned out to be. (3 parts.)
Barrie Chase
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In addition to being one of the most accomplished dancers of her era, Barrie Chase was a superb dramatic actress. In her first public appearance since 1972, Chase joined Alan K. Rode on stage at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs after a screening of Cape Fear (1962). Among other highlights, Chase discusses playing opposite Robert Mitchum and her professional and personal relationship with the great Fred Astaire beginning in 1958. (3 parts.)
Diane Baker
interviewed by Eddie Muller
Veteran actress Diane Baker (Marnie, Straightjacket, Silence of the Lambs) discusses her extraordinary career with Eddie Muller following a screening of her 1965 neo-noir Mirage at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Noir Festival. In addition to fascinating backstage anecdotes, the worldly and wise Baker—an executive director of San Francisco's Academy of Art University—offers tremendous insights and inspiration regarding the past and future of filmmaking. (3 parts.)
Norman Lloyd
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In his 97th year, actor/director/producer Norman Lloyd is the griot of 20th century show business. Drawing from his extensive experiences in the theatre, films and television with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir, and Charlie Chaplin et al, there is no more fascinating raconteur than Norman. In May 2011, he joined Alan K. Rode on stage at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs after a screening of Saboteur, his screen debut in 1942. (4 parts.)