tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961352325595827919.post1278807773047585375..comments2023-10-31T09:55:24.612-05:00Comments on The Night Editor: D.O.A. (1950)Jake Hinksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959106997436699346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961352325595827919.post-91931636683518682342010-08-03T09:56:55.080-05:002010-08-03T09:56:55.080-05:00D.O.A. is a classic never mentioned enough. Same ...D.O.A. is a classic never mentioned enough. Same goes for Edmond O'Brien. Like you, D.O.A. was one of the first noir movies I remember. It stuck, because of the plot...original. And the scenes and dialogue in jazz club still crack me up:<br /><br />"What's the matter with him?"<br />"Ah he's flipped, the music's driving him crazy."Mike Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771502395254223219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961352325595827919.post-45798199890580169602010-07-29T14:37:04.762-05:002010-07-29T14:37:04.762-05:00I saw this movie at a drive when it was relatively...I saw this movie at a drive when it was relatively new. I never forgot it. I agree that it's not a perfect movie--that kazoo sound or whatever it is really nutty--but it's perfect as a noir trope. This is Cornell Woolrich to the highest power. And you're right about Pamela Britton. Whenever I see The Gunfighter with Gregory Peck I feel the same way about the actress playing his wife. How did she ever get cast? Excellent piece about Frank Lovejoy btw.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.com