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Decoy (1946)

Filmnoir | 76 minutes
3,39 42 votes

Genre: Filmnoir / Crime

Duration: 76 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Jack Bernhard

Stars: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris and Robert Armstrong

IMDb score: 6,7 (2.329)

Releasedate: 14 September 1946

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Decoy plot

"She Treats Men the Way They've Been Treating Women for Years!"

Gangster Frank Olins is sentenced to the gas chamber. His girlfriend Margot is anything but happy about this, as Frank has the secret of the $400,000 location with him. Margot devises a complicated ruse, seducing gangsters and the prison doctor.

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ToNe

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A decent production by Monogram, who visibly increased the budget here. Still, a number of recognizable features creep in, such as the lighthearted chats between the coroner's assistants and the economical speed to introduce the action. There are also a number of details to note that (unconsciously) give it an entertaining quality. A small player who presents himself exuberantly.

When femme fatale Jean Gillie (a brilliant role) tells her story, the drama is further enhanced by a melodramatic string orchestra. Knowing that this is a B-studio that is pulling out all the stops, the scene almost becomes a tongue-in-cheek. Especially when Gillie makes it clear to her co-star, who has also known poverty, that her reality now consists of $75 champagne bottles (!).

Monogram goes MGM!

Another example is a waitress who shows her best (acting) side. Unfortunately for her, her Park Avenue accent is out of place in a roadside diner. Just like the doctor's assistant seems to have been plucked from another setting. This doesn't necessarily make it any worse, but these small subtle quirks make it a refreshing viewing experience. In this way, it promotes, without batting an eyelid, an element that could have come straight from a B-horror or sci-fi. And they get away with it too!

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mrklm

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An exciting story by Stanley Rubin, a strong performance by 'Miss' Jean Gillie and three beautiful scenes make this cheaply made and inconsistent film noir an acceptable pastime. Gillie plays the classic femme fatale who winds no less than three men around her finger in her urge to find a large sum of money that is buried somewhere. Robert Armstrong is the condemned Frankie, the only man who knows where the money is. Herbert Rudley is the doctor who has to administer the drug 'Methylene Blue' after Frankie has been gassed to bring him back to life. Finally, there is Edward Norris as Jim Vincent, who is the only one who knows what Gillie's true intentions are. The low budget is visible in the bare, cheap sets and actors in small roles whose acting talent would not be out of place in an Ed Wood film. In addition, there is an intrusive, sometimes downright annoying musical score. But the three highlights of the film alone (the opening, the finale and the scene where Frankie is given the 'Methylene Blue') are exceptionally strong. Considering the short running time, this film is still worth seeing for those moments.

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Bobbejaantje

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Excellent crime film from production company Monogram, which already gives an indication of what you can expect; action and lightning-fast complications from start to finish in a mere 75 m. Jean Gillie steals the show as a pure femme fatale, and then really of the purely narcissistic and sadistic kind. For those who like it hard boiled. She winds three men around her finger and also makes a successful attempt at copper Sheldon Leonard on her deathbed. Good acting performances by the male company as well. Furthermore, compliments for the excellent score by Edward J. Kay (who has several Oscar nominations to his name) and the snappy dialogues. Sometimes funny, sometimes poetic, and usually on target. As good as a B-movie can be. By the way, the direction did not really stand out to me, not for better or for worse.

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